Brandon Keller v. Chad Pringle

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Brandon Keller appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of his petition for writ of federal habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

I

In 2003, a jury in North Dakota state court found Keller guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and reckless endangerment. Keller appealed, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed. State v. Keller, 695 N.W.2d 703 (N.D. 2005).

Eight years later, the North Dakota Supreme Court decided three…