James Callahan v. Donal Campbell

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

James Callahan was convicted and sentenced to death in Alabama state court for the intentional murder of Rebecca Suzanne Howell. Callahan filed a federal habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, which was granted in part and denied in part. The Government and Callahan both appeal the district court’s decision. The district court granted a certificate of appealability on four of Callahan’s claims: (1) the trial judge’s failure to re-cuse himself violated his Sixth Amendment *903rights; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel due to his counsel’s failure…