Jamaal Johnson v. Burl Cain, Warden

HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Federal habeas petitioner Jamaal R. Johnson argues on appeal that his trial attorney interfered with his federal constitutional right to testify at his state trial for armed robbery and felon in possession of a firearm. Because Johnson disclaimed that argument during state habeas proceedings, we AFFIRM the district court’s dismissal of his § 2254 petition as unexhausted.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Johnson was found guilty after a jury trial in Louisiana court of three counts of armed robbery and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced as a habitual…