WEST v. COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 11-12911.

685 F.3d 1259 (2012)

Geoffrey Todd WEST, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Warden, Holman Correctional Facility, Attorney General, State of Alabama, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Hillman Pullen , Huntsville, AL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jess R. Nix , Kevin Blackburn , James Clayton Crenshaw , John Cowles Neiman, Jr. , Attorney General's Office, Montgomery, AL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before EDMONDSON, BARKETT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from the denial of Section 2254 relief to a state prisoner sentenced to death. This appeal raises claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Briefly stated, three claims are presented:

1. Did the district court properly deny habeas relief on Petitioner's claim that counsel was ineffective for failing to object to Petitioner being required to wear a stun belt at trial? 2. Did the district court properly deny habeas relief...

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