Legal Opinion
Marcus A. Wellons v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 2012No. 11-14935PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Marcus Wellons, a death row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for •writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Wellons contends that he was denied a fair trial by an impartial judge and an unbiased jury, because the jury gave the judge and the bailiff inappropriate gag gifts at the conclusion of the trial. Wellons also contends that there was racial discrimination in the selection of the jury. We affirm the district court’s denial of relief.
I. History
A. Factual Background
During the summer of 1989, Wellons lived…
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