Jeffries v. Morgan

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Billy S. Jeffries appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus seeking to overturn his conviction for murder and attempted rape based on evidence discovered subsequent to trial that implicates another person, John Dillon, in the crime. The issues on appeal are whether the district court erred in holding that: (1) upholding the Kentucky Supreme Court’s decision that the evidence introduced at trial was sufficient to support a conviction; (2) affirming the Kentucky Court of Appeals’ decision that the Commonwealth’s failure to…