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BATES v. BELL

No. 02-6436.

402 F.3d 635 (2005)

Wayne Lee BATES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ricky BELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 23, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen M. Kissinger, Federal Defender Services, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Alice B. Lustre, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stephen M. Kissinger, Federal Defender Services, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Alice B. Lustre, Gordon W. Smith, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, BATCHELDER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Wayne Lee Bates was sentenced to death by a jury in the Criminal Court for Coffee County, Tennessee, after pleading guilty to first degree murder. After state post-conviction proceedings ended, he sought habeas relief, which was denied in the District Court. On appeal, Bates challenges the voluntariness of his guilty plea and the constitutionality of his sentencing hearing. As the record does not support Bates's contention...

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