Patrick Wright, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Jonathan Walls, Respondent-Appellant/cross-Appellee

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Patrick Wright of murder, attempted murder, attempted rape, armed robbery, home invasion and residential burglary. The trial court sentenced him to death. Following the exhaustion of all state remedies, Wright petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus alleging numerous constitutional errors at both the trial and sentencing phases. The district court vacated Wright’s death sentence because the sentencing judge impermissibly failed to consider mitigating evidence related to Wright’s traumatic childhood. The district court also affirmed Wright’s conviction,…