Charles R. Campbell v. Larry Kincheloe

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

Charles Campbell appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. He challenges the imposition of a death sentence following his convictions for aggravated first degree murder. His arguments on appeal concern (1) the propriety of the prosecutor’s closing arguments during the penalty phase of the trial; (2) the admissibility during that phase of evidence of a prior conviction; (3) the effectiveness of the assistance of his counsel; and (4) the constitutionality of Washington’s capital punishment statute. We reject Campbell’s arguments and affirm.1

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