Opinion ID: 206205
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Heading: Habeas Corpus Petition to Federal District Court

Text: Garrison petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. See Garrison v. Burt ( Garrison III ), 707 F.Supp.2d 945, 949 (S.D.Iowa 2010); see also 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied habeas relief, holding, in part: (1) double jeopardy did not bar Garrison's second trial; (2) Garrison's due process rights were not violated in the second trial because of prosecutorial misconduct; and (3) the evidence presented at the second trial was constitutionally sufficient to support Garrison's convictions. Id. at 958, 962-63. The district court granted Garrison a certificate of appealability as to the above-mentioned issues. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253.