Blair Justin Greiman, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. John A. Thalacker, Warden, Appellant/cross-Appellee

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Blair Justin Greiman was convicted in Iowa state court for the kidnapping and attempted murder of a young woman .and he was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. Although Mr. Greiman was only sixteen years old at the time of these crimes, the juvenile court waived jurisdiction and granted the state’s motion to try Mr. Greiman as an adult. At trial, Mr. Greiman’s defense was that he was either temporarily insane or lacked the capacity to form the relevant specific intent at the time that he committed these acts.

Mr. Greiman’s conviction and sentence…