Legal Opinion
William C. Houchin, Jr. v. Aristedes W. Zavaras, Director, Colorado Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1997No. 96-1187PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner William C. Houehin, Jr. appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for habeas corpus relief filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Houchin v. Zavaras, 919 F.Supp. 1480 (D.Colo.1996) (Houchin I). We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 1
I. Facts
In March 1984, Mr. Houchin was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for killing his father- and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Naureth. He was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without parole.
Mr. Houchin had been living in the basement apartment in the Naureths’…
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