Wilbert Jackson v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Wilbert Jackson, an Arkansas prisoner, appeals from the district court’s1 dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

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Jackson and Glen Christopher were charged with two counts of theft of property. Christopher pleaded guilty at trial and testified he and Jackson committed the offense. Chief Deputy Bobby Freeze testified he received an anonymous tip that some stolen irrigation pipe might be moved through a specific intersection. Freeze set up surveillance near the intersection and eventually saw a truck pulling a load of…