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031612P.pdf   12/21/2004  Bruce Robert Nelson  v.  Sheryl Ramstad Hvass
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  03-1612
   Hvass   
   District of Minnesota 
   Prisoner case - habeas. Minnesota courts did not unreasonably apply 
   clearly established federal law in denying Nelson's claim that his counsel 
   was ineffective, as the record showed Nelson was fully advised about his 
   sentencing exposure and elected to waive his right to a jury trial knowing 
   his sentence could exceed the presumptive state guidelines range. 
   [PUBLISHED] [Bowman, Author, with M. Arnold and Riley, Circuit Judges]