David W. Aldridge v. R.C. Marshall Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., Attorney General of Ohio

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant David W. Aldridge appeals the decision of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner argues that multiple constitutional violations were committed in his Ohio state court trial on charges of kidnapping, aggravated robbery and aggravated murder. As we agree with the district court’s holdings on all issues, we affirm.

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FACTS

At approximately 1:55 a.m. on June 7, 1979, Pamela Phillips pulled into the driveway of her North Kingsville, Ohio, home. Having heard Pamela's van in the driveway,…