Amunga v. Jones

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Gregory Guyton Amunga (“Amunga”) was convicted by a Michigan jury of second-degree murder and sentenced to twenty-five-to-fifty years’ imprisonment. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that the trial court, the prosecutor, and defense counsel made various constitutional errors. Because his claims lack merit, we AFFIRM the district court’s decision.

I

On January 23, 1990, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Amunga arrived home by taxicab after a long night of celebrating a large…