KOCH v. PUCKETT

No. 88-4898.

907 F.2d 524 (1990)

James D. KOCH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Steve W. PUCKETT, Superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Koch, pro se.

JoAnne M. McLeod, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mike Moore, Atty. Gen., Henry C. Clay, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GARWOOD and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-appellant James D. Koch (Koch) appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his Mississippi murder conviction. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Koch was convicted by a Mississippi state jury of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Upholding his conviction on direct appeal, where he was represented by his trial counsel, the Mississippi Supreme Court held, ...

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