Tracy Cain v. Kevin Chappell

OPINION

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

In this death penalty case, Petitioner Tracy Cain (Cain) challenges the district court’s denial of his federal habeas petition. Cain was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a couple, William and Modena Galloway, who resided in a home next to Cain’s father. The district court denied Cain’s habeas petition, but granted a certificate of appealability (COA) on Cain’s claim that he did not receive adequate notice of the attempted rape special circumstance. We affirm the district court’s denial of Cain’s habeas petition.

I. BACKGROUND

In a criminal…