Victor M. Mercado v. Raymond D. Massey, Superintendent, Union Correctional Institution

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner appeals from the district court’s dismissal of a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Mercado was convicted in Florida state court of first degree murder. He did not deny shooting the deceased, but claimed self defense. He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. He alleges three errors occurred in his state trial which rise to constitutional level: (1) admitting into evidence photographs of the victim’s body; (2) improper comments by prosecutor concerning petitioner’s silence; and (3) insufficient evidence. We affirm the district court’s…