DuWayne M. Gorden v. Dennis Benson ( 1997 )

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
_____________
No. 96-3804MN
_____________
DuWayne Melvin Gorden, *
*
Appellant, * Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the District of
v. * Minnesota.
*
Dennis Benson, Warden, * [UNPUBLISHED]
*
Appellee. *
_____________
Submitted: May 23, 1997
Filed: May 30, 1997
_____________
Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.
_____________
PER CURIAM.
DuWayne Melvin Gorden appeals the district court's denial of Gorden's 28
U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gorden contends his due process
rights were violated when the state trial judge questioned a child witness in front of the
jury about the child's ability to understand and tell the truth and when Gorden was
classified as a patterned sex offender. The magistrate judge carefully considered these
issues, and we agree with the magistrate judge's analysis. Having reviewed the record
and the arguments of the parties, we reject Gorden's contentions for the reasons stated
in the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th
Cir. R. 47B.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
-2-