Bruce Allen Hatter v. Iowa Men's Reformatory, Attorney General, State of Iowa

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Hatter appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. 734 F.Supp. 1505. We affirm.

Hatter abducted his victim at knife point, handcuffed her, drove her about five miles to a rural area, and then forced her to perform a sexual act. After the attack, he returned his victim to town and freed her. A state court jury convicted Hatter of first degree kidnapping. As is mandatory under Iowa law, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment without parole. The conviction and sentence were upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court on direct appeal.…