HULL, Circuit Judge:
In this capital case, petitioner Max Landon Payne ("Payne") appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After review and oral argument, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Crimes
Payne robbed, abducted, and brutally murdered Braxton Brown. See Payne v. State,
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