DORSEY v. CHAPMAN

No. 99-14790.

262 F.3d 1181 (2001)

James E. Dorsey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John Chapman, Warden, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General of the State of Georgia, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Von Du Bose, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paula Khristian Smith, Daniel G. Ashburn, GA Department of Law, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CARNES, COX and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


COX, Circuit Judge:

James E. Dorsey, a Georgia prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After review and oral argument, we affirm the denial of Dorsey's § 2254 petition.

I. BACKGROUND

James Dorsey was convicted for the rape, aggravated sodomy, and sexual battery of Wendy Hardee. At Dorsey's trial, Dr. John Connell and Dr. Amelia Alderman testified for the State...

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