VELEZ v. CLARINDA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

No. 14-2327.

791 F.3d 831 (2015)

Valentin VELEZ, Petitioner-Appellant v. CLARINDA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela L. Campbell , Dickey & Campbell, Des Moines, IA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Benjamin Milton Parrott , Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BYE, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


Valentin Velez appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief. The issue certified for appeal is whether the Iowa state courts unreasonably applied United States Supreme Court precedent when they determined that Velez's conviction and sentences did not run afoul of the Double...

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