Kennedy v. Hopper

COX, Circuit Judge:

Victor Kennedy, an Alabama inmate under sentence of death, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

1. Background

This is the second time Kennedy’s petition has been before this court. Our earlier opinion details the facts underlying Kennedy’s conviction and the history of his state-court appeals and collateral proceedings. See Kennedy v. Herring, 54 F.3d 678, 681-82 (11th Cir.1995) (Kennedy I). In that opinion, this court affirmed the district court’s denial of relief on all of Kennedy’s claims, save one. That…