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992486P.pdf   03/31/2000  Troynell Thomas  v.  Michael Bowersox
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  99-2486
   Eastern District of Missouri   
   Prisoner case - habeas. Trial court's comments did not 
   deprive Thomas of due process; counsel's failure to call 
   Thomas's son was not ineffective assistance of counsel, as 
   the post-conviction proceedings demonstrated the son's 
   testimony was either highly implausible or dramatically 
   impeachable; counsel's failure to challenge eyewitness 
   testimony was not ineffective assistance as testimony had 
   indicia of reliability.