Ricky Ray Rector v. Steve Clark, Attorney General, State of Arkansas And, A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of Correction

ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Ricky Ray Rector, appeals the district court’s 1 denial of habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

FACTS

On March 22, 1981, Ricky Ray Rector shot and killed Arthur Criswell and wounded two others at a Conway, Arkansas restaurant. On March 24, 1981, Officer Bob Martin of the Conway Police Department went to the home of petitioner’.s mother in search of petitioner, as he was the prime suspect in the murder. While the officer was talking with Mrs. Rector, petitioner entered the back of the house, proceeded into the living room, and fatally shot Officer Martin.…