Robert Wilson v. Edward Sheldon

OPINION

BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Robert Wilson appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of habeas relief.

I

A. Factual Background

Wilson was convicted of murdering Brenda Navarre in 2008 and sentenced to 15 years to life. Navarre, a confidential informant for the Toledo Police Department’s (“TPD”) Vice Narcotics Unit, was found unresponsive and bleeding from the head on Decepaber 1, 1993. A bloody, 110-pound boulder was found near her…