Payne v. McKune

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.

Ricky Payne brings this motion for federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Petitioner raises five separate grounds for relief in support of his motion: (1) that he received constitutionally ineffective assistance from his trial attorney because he failed to secure the testimony of alibi witnesses at trial; (2) that the state trial court violated his constitutional rights by failing to suppress statements made to law enforcement officials; (3) that the state court’s instruction on aggravated robbery was constitutionally…