Kevin Winston Osborn v. Duane Shillinger, and Attorney General of the State of Wyoming

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Kevin Winston Osborn appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On this appeal, Osborn claims that the district court erred in dismissing his claims (1) that his guilty plea to murder and other charges was coerced and (2) that the sentences imposed were vindictive and therefore violated due process. We affirm.

The factual background and history of extensive criminal and habeas proceedings involving this case are contained in the district court’s opinion and in the Wyoming Supreme Court’s…