Jonathan Wayne Nobles v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Jonathan Wayne Nobles (“Nobles”) appeals the district court’s denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Appellant Nobles broke into a house in Austin, Texas where Mitzi Nalley and her roommate Kelly Farquar were living. Nobles brutally stabbed Nalley and Farquar to death and severely injured Nalley’s boyfriend, Ron Ross. Ross survived the attack, despite receiving nineteen stab wounds and losing an eye.

After the murders, Nobles went home and called his friend Marlly O’Brien, asking her to come…