WORKMAN v. BELL

No. 96-6652.

160 F.3d 276 (1998)

Philip R. WORKMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ricky BELL, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul C. Belz (briefed), Waring Cox, Memphis, TN, Christopher M. Minton (argued and briefed), Office of Post-Conviction Defender, Nashville, TN, for Philip R. Workman.

Gordon W. Smith (argued and briefed), Asst.Atty.Gen., John Knox Walkup (briefed), Atty.Gen., Glenn R. Pruden, John H. Baker, III, Michael E. Moore (briefed), Office of Atty.Gen., Criminal Justice Division, Nashville, TN, for Ricky Bell.

Before: NELSON, RYAN, and SILER, Circuit Judges.


SILER, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Philip R. Workman, under a death sentence, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has raised numerous issues. For the reasons stated herein, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

I. Background

The facts surrounding Workman's conviction are stated by the Tennessee Supreme Court in State v. Workman, 667 S...

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