Victor Luna v. Charles Black, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Per curiam
Victor Luna, a Nebraska state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s 1 dismissal of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus. He argues the district court erred in dismissing his petition because (1) prosecutorial vindictiveness motivated the filing of an habitual criminal charge after Luna refused to plead guilty; (2) the record at the habitual criminal hearing failed to affirmatively show that he was represented by counsel or waived counsel at the time of his prior convictions; and (3) the state trial court failed to appoint an interpreter or hold a hearing to…
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