Anthony Guest v. Terry McCann Warden

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, Anthony Guest asks us to overturn his murder conviction because of his contention that the trial judge was biased and denied him a fair trial. After extensive discovery in the district court, Guest was able to produce substantial evidence indicating corruption on the part of the trial judge. However, Guest has produced no evidence that the judge’s corruption tainted his trial. For this reason, as discussed in more detail below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1988, Anthony Guest was convicted of aggravated battery, unlawful…