United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 04-2786
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Phillip D. McFarland, *
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Appellant, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* Southern District of Iowa.
State of Iowa, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellee. *
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Submitted: September 7, 2005
Filed: October 10, 2005
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Before MELLOY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Phillip McFarland appeals the district court’s1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254
petition. The district court granted a certificate of appealability limited to the issue
whether defense counsel should have requested a jury instruction regarding the
common law right to bounty hunt. We affirm for the reasons explained by the district
court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.