Terry Plunk v. Ray Hobbs

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Terry Gale Plunk, an Arkansas prisoner, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A magistrate judge1 held an evidentiary hearing and recommended denial of the petition. The district court2 adopted the recommended findings and disposition, dismissed the petition, and granted a certificate of appealability on all issues. Plunk appealed, and a panel of this court vacated the judgment of the district court and remanded for further proceedings. Plunk v. Hobbs, 719 F.3d 977 (8th Cir.2013). We granted the State’s petition…