Opinion ID: 2995599
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Heading: Habeas Proceedings before the

Text: District Court On April 21, 1997, Fischer filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. sec. 2255, raising the following claims: (1) the prosecutor lacked authority to bring the case; (2) the grand jury concurrence form was improper; (3) the amendments to the indictment were improper; (4) the trial judge had an actual conflict and should have recused himself; (5) his trial counsel was ineffective; and (6) the trial judge improperly admitted certain prejudicial evidence./1 Although he had challenged the lack of jury unanimity with respect to his CCE conviction on direct appeal, he did not do so in his habeas petition. On March 12, 1998, the district court denied Fischer’s habeas petition.