United States v. Robinson (In Re Robinson)

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

*859 Julius Robinson was sentenced to death for his role in multiple murders. After we affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, Robinson filed a federal habeas corpus petition asserting six grounds for relief. The district court denied the petition. Nearly ten years later, Robinson filed a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) motion for relief from judgment. The district court determined that Robinson's motion was "in actuality a second or successive petition for habeas relief" and transferred it to this court.

Robinson maintains that the district court erred by…