Bush v. Warden, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.

William Bush, a prisoner in state custody at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, appeals the dis trict court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012). Although Bush requested argument, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not necessary. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a). For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s judgment.

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On May 30, 2008, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Walls died from a fatal gunshot wound to the neck while fleeing after stabbing Bush in the shoulder during an…