Willie Jasper Darden v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Willie Jasper Darden appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for first degree murder and sentence of death and raises three issues;" whether the closing arguments of the state prosecuting attorneys denied him a fair trial; whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and whether the jury selection process violated the mandates of Witherspoon v. Illinois. After careful consideration of the issues raised on appeal, we affirm the denial of petition for the writ of habeas corpus.

Background

Based upon a series of…