Wilby Frank Summit v. Frank C. Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Wilby Frank Summit was convicted in the Louisiana courts of first-degree murder, that is, an intentional homicide while engaged in the attempted perpetration of armed robbery. He was sentenced to death. After exhausting his state remedies, Summit filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court, alleging nearly a dozen violations of his constitutional rights. The district court denied the writ, but granted a certificate of probable cause on one of Summit’s claims. The petitioner appeals the district court’s denials of his other claims and…