Trest v. Whitley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Richard F. Trest (“Trest”) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because his petition raises forfeited claims that are procedurally barred from review by this court, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
After a jury trial, Trest was convicted in 1979 of armed robbery in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Three years before this conviction Trest had pleaded guilty to five felony counts of burglary in Mississippi. The Mississippi state court sentenced Trest to serve concurrent four year terms…
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