Isaiah Henderson v. G. Lewis

MEMORANDUM

Isaiah Henderson appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Henderson argues that he was deprived of a fair and impartial jury when the state trial court denied his motion to dismiss the jury panel and declined to conduct further specific questioning of the panel after one prospective juror, Juror Number 17, stated that he had seen the defendants in his community and would have safety concerns if he served on the case. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.

Our review is governed by the Antiter-rorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which prescribes a highly deferential standard preventing a federal court from granting relief to a person in custody pursuant to a state court judgment “with respect to any claim that was adjudicated on the merits in State court proceedings unless the adjudication of the claim — (1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or (2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determina…