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001145P.pdf   03/16/2001  Christopher Carroll  v.  Dora Schriro
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-1145
   Western District of Missouri   
Civil Case - state habeas corpus. Defendant was convicted of forcible sodomy. District court's denial of habeas petition is affirmed. District court properly concluded state court did not apply test for ineffective assistance of counsel unreasonably when it determined defendant was not prejudiced by counsel's failure to present prior inconsistent statements of victim and witness. Objection to state court's conclusion that defendant had waived objection to jury instruction was barred and defendant failed to show sufficient prejudice to excuse procedural default. Defendant failed to show prejudice from counsel's failure to object to the instruction.