Greer v. Minnesota

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Lewis Greer appeals an order and judgment from the district court 1 denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 2 Greer attacks his convictions for first-degree and second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Kareem Brown. He argues that the Minnesota courts erred by holding that Greer waived a claim of judicial bias and that the trial court denied Greer’s right of confrontation and his right to testify on his own behalf. The district court rejected Greer’s claims under the deferential standards of 28…