Leo E. Edwards, Jr. v. Gene A. Scroggy, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, Leo E. Edwards, appeals from the denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He is under sentence of death on his conviction for murder committed in the course of an armed robbery. Following two thoughtful opinions dealing with Edwards’ habeas claims, see Edwards v. Thigpen, 595 F.Supp. 1271 (S.D.Miss.1984) and 682 F.Supp. 1374 (S.D.Miss. 1987), the district court granted a stay of execution and a certificate of probable cause to appeal. After thorough consideration of petitioner’s contentions, we affirm the denial of the writ of…