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982097P.pdf   05/09/2000  Mark E. Graham  v.  Dave Dormire
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  98-2097
   Western District of Missouri   
Prisoner case - habeas. Defense counsel's closing remarks that Graham did not need to testify because the prosecution had not made a case permitted the state to comment about Graham's failure to testify; prosecutor's comments were a fair reference; defense counsel's decision to comment on failure to testify was a reasonable trial strategy and was not ineffective assistance.