James D. Koch v. Steve W. Puckett, Superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-appellant James D. Koch (Koch) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his Mississippi murder conviction. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Koch was convicted by a Mississippi state jury of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Upholding his conviction on direct appeal, where he was represented by his trial counsel, the Mississippi Supreme Court held, inter alia, that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support the jury verdict and that the trial court properly admitted rebuttal testimony…