Donald R. Hagan v. Paul D. Caspari, Donald R. Hagan v. Paul D. Caspari

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Donald Hagan, a Missouri prisoner, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). The District Court, adopting the report and recommendation of a magistrate judge finding merit in Hagan’s due process claim, granted the petition. The State of Missouri, through Paul D. Caspari, superintendent of the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, timely appeals. We reverse. Hagan cross-appeals the District Court’s denial of his claim for habeas relief on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

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On February 25,1989, Hagan,…