Janice Carlisle v. R. L. Conway

Janice Carlisle, a Georgia state prisoner convicted of stalking and aggravated stalk ing, appeals the district court’s denial of her petition for habeas relief, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Because we conclude that the state court’s decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, we affirm.

According to the record, Melissa Bailey had dated Todd Gibbs for two years before she ended the relationship, at which time Gibbs began stalking Bailey. Although Carlisle did not know Bailey, she and Gibbs were friends. Carlisle placed calls to Bailey at work and at home, followed Bailey,…