James Ivins v. M. Martel

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioner-Appellant James Allen Ivins appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his sentence as cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Our review is governed by the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”). Id. AEDPA restricts federal courts from granting a ha-beas writ to a petitioner in custody after a state court judgment on the merits unless the petitioner can show that the state court’s last reasoned…