Tillman v. Cook

HALL, Chief Justice:

A jury convicted ElRoy Tillman of capital homicide and sentenced him to death. This court affirmed the conviction and sentence on direct appeal.1 Thereafter, Tillman filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the third district court, challenging both his conviction and his sentence. The trial court addressed the issues on the merits and denied the petition, holding that no *214valid claim for relief was asserted. We affirm.

Tillman contends that the trial court erred in concluding that (1) the prosecutor did not make improper statements during closing argument at trial;…