Parker v. Norris

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

William Frank Parker, an Arkansas inmate under sentence of death, appeals the district court’s denial of various claims raised in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The State cross-appeals the district court’s decision that Parker was denied adequate psychiatric assistance at the penalty phase of his trial. We conclude that Parker was afforded constitutionally-mandated psychiatric assistance throughout his trial, and that the district court properly rejected his other claims. Accordingly, we remand with directions to deny his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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