Randall Eugene Ferguson v. James Bruton, Warden Oak Park Heights Hubert H. Humphrey, III

Randall Ferguson appeals the district court’s1 dismissal with prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

After discharging his public defender, Ferguson proceeded pro se with standby counsel at trial. The jury found him guilty of second-degree assault, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.222 (1995); third-degree assault, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.223 (1995); kidnaping, in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.25 (1995); and terroristic threats, in violation of MinmStat. § 609.713 (1995). Ferguson was sentenced to sixty-eight months imprisonment. He…