Charles L. Singleton v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Charles Laverne Singleton appeals from the district court’s 1 order dismissing his petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 2 We affirm.

I

On October 30, 1979, an Arkansas jury convicted Singleton of capital murder for the June 1, 1979, killing of Mary Lou York, the owner/operator of a grocery store in Hamburg, Arkansas. After stabbing Mrs. York twice in the neck, Singleton absconded with an undetermined amount of money. The jury sentenced Singleton to death by electrocution.

After exhausting his state remedies, Singleton filed a petition for federal…