Campbell v. Blodgett

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Charles Campbell appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his third petition for federal habeas relief from his state conviction of three counts of aggravated first degree murder and sentence to death. The district court had jurisdiction to consider the petition under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241(a) and 2254, and this Court has jurisdiction over Campbell’s appeal under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We affirm.

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Procedural Background

The facts of this case are set out in State v. Campbell, 103 Wash.2d 1, 691 P.2d 929 (1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1094, 105 S.Ct.…