James Holsey v. Danny Thompson, Warden

James Holsey, a Georgia prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his pro se 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition, challenging his convictions for malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and kidnapping. 1 Holsey was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 25 years for his offenses. Reversible error has been shown; we affirm in part and vacate and remand in part for additional proceedings.

Holsey raised seven claims in his section 2254 petition, four of which are at issue on appeal. In…