Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit April 16, 2007, 06-2519, 06-2630 (Broderick Collier, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Cross-Appellant/appellee)

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Broderick Collier was convicted in Arkansas state court of first-degree murder and sentenced to 44 years’ imprisonment. The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. After the Arkansas Supreme Court denied post-conviction relief, Collier filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.