Thomas Corry Joyner, Jr. v. John C. King, Secretary of La. Dept. Of Corrections, and Frank J. Blackburn, Warden, La. State Penitentiary

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the dismissal of petitioner’s writ of habeas corpus. The district court held that petitioner had failed to exhaust his state remedies and dismissed the action without prejudice. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The underlying conviction in this case involves the murder of two men during a sham drug transaction. Thomas Corry Joyner (“Joyner”) and Reginald Ray Kaese (“Kaese”) were eventually indicted for first degree murder and arrested. Joyner was tried first, and Kaese was the government’s key witness against him.

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