BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Appellant James Dwight Thomas, a state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1973, Appellant pled nolo contendere in Florida state court to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 85 years' imprisonment. He subsequently escaped from a Florida prison and fled to New York, where he remained a fugitive for close to 17 years. In 1993, Appellant...
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