Michael Cagle, Jr. v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Michael Cagle, Jr., was convicted in Arkansas state court of murder in the first degree and sentenced to forty-years’ imprisonment. He exhausted state court remedies and petitioned for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. The district court 1 denied his petition. , Cagle appeals asserting structural error in a jury instruction, and violation of the right to present a defense by an improper exclusion of evidence. For each claim, he further alleges ineffective assistance of counsel. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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Cagle was…