JONES v. WALKER

No. 04-13562.

496 F.3d 1216 (2007)

Melvin C. JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Victor WALKER, Respondent-Appellee

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Dexter Richardson (Court-Appointed), Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Jones.

Chad Eric Jacobs, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Walker.

Before BIRCH, CARNES and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Senior Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

The appellant, Melvin C. Jones ("Jones"), appeals from a final order of the District Court for Northern District of Georgia denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"). 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). Jones argues AEDPA has been satisfied and that we should grant him relief based on a trial court's erroneous deprivation of his Sixth...

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