United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 97-2336EM _____________ Connie Flowers, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern v. * District of Missouri. * Kelly Lock, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * _____________ Submitted: February 9, 1999 Filed: February 18, 1999 _____________ Before FAGG and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBAUM,* District Judge. _____________ PER CURIAM.

Connie Flowers appeals the district court's denial of Flowers's 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Flowers contends her conviction and life sentence for capital murder was obtained by the state's use of a coerced confession.

Because Flowers's appeal involves the straightforward application of settled principles of law, we conclude that an extended opinion will serve no useful purpose.

A review of the record shows that Flowers's contention is without merit. We agree

* The Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, sitting by designation. with the magistrate judge's analysis adopted by the district court and affirm without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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