James Gilbert Crick v. Steve Smith

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

James Crick appeals from a district court order denying relief on a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner is serving a life sentence in connection with convictions for murder, armed robbery and taking a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner. Although the petitioner committed these crimes seventeen days before he reached majority status under Kentucky law, the state juvenile court waived jurisdiction and Crick was tried as an adult. Since the facts underlying the convictions are detailed in an opinion published…