Ambry Dewitt Allen, Jr. v. Charles Montgomery, Warden, Georgia State Prison

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Allen appeals an order by the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. As grounds for the petition, Allen raises 34 errors that he claims denied him a constitutionally sound trial. Many of his arguments overlap, most are without any merit, and none compel us to grant the writ. We therefore affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1973, Allen and two others were charged with armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary and theft in connection with a series of crimes that led to the hold up of the Bank of Moleña, Georgia. Before the three men could be brought to trial,…