Givens v. Cockrell

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Tracy Givens appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Finding no error, we affirm.

I

In 1992, Givens attended a party with three friends. When they heard that some revelers had brought shotguns to the party, the group retrieved their own firearms. A verbal skirmish ensued between two of the young men and quickly escalated into shots fired at random into the air, prompting most of those present to flee in a panic.

Givens and Adrian Oliver rode away from the melee with friends. As another car approached their vehicle, Givens and Oliver thought…