HOUSEL v. HEAD

No. 98-8830

238 F.3d 1289 (2001)

Tracy Lee Housel, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frederick J. Head, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 18, 2001


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. McGlasson, II, Decatur, GA, M. Elizabeth Wells (Court-Appointed), Fed. Def. Program, Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Susan V. Boleyn, State LAw Dept., Atlanta, GA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before DUBINA, CARNES and COX, Circuit Judges.


COX, Circuit Judge:

Tracy Lee Housel was sentenced to death in Gwinnett County, Georgia, after pleading guilty to the murder of Jean Drew on April 7, 1985. He petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 The district court denied the petition, and Housel appeals.2 We affirm.

I. Facts & Procedural History

The evidence at Housel's sentencing described...

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