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BEDFORD v. COLLINS

No. 07-3737.

567 F.3d 225 (2009)

Daniel BEDFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry COLLINS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Linda E. Prucha, Ohio Public Defender's Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Matthew A. Kanai, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Linda E. Prucha, Ohio Public Defender's Office, Columbus, Ohio, Karl H. Schneider, Maguire & Schneider, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Daniel R. Ranke, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; SUTTON and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Daniel Bedford of the aggravated murder of Gwen Toepfert and the murder of John Smith, and at the jury's recommendation a state trial court sentenced him to death. The Ohio courts affirmed his convictions and sentence on direct review and denied postconviction relief. Bedford sought a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, which the district court denied. We affirm.

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