Wayne Carl Coleman v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Respondent

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

In this capital case, petitioner Wayne Coleman appeals from the federal district court’s order denying his petition for habeas corpus relief. At trial, the state’s evidence revealed the following tragic facts. On May 14, 1973, Coleman and Carl Isaacs entered Jerry Alday’s mobile home in Donalsonville, in Seminole County, Georgia, while their two companions, George Dun-gee and Billy Isaacs, remained outside initially. Several members of the Alday family began to arrive shortly thereafter. When Ned and Jerry Alday drove up in a jeep, Coleman, Carl Isaacs and Billy Isaacs…