Schreiber v. Ault

RULING AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

GRITZNER, District Judge.

Petitioner Benjamin Schreiber brings this action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court has considered Petitioner’s and Respondent’s briefs on the merits. For the reasons articulated below, the Court must deny Schreiber’s petition for a writ of ha-beas corpus.

SUMMARY OF MATERIAL FACTS

The Iowa Court of Appeals described Schreiber’s crime and the circumstances surrounding it as follows:

On July 27,1996, John Terry was beaten to death with an ax handle. Earlier in the evening,…