United States Sixth Circuit

After a murder conviction and death penalty, denial of habeas relief is affirmed over claims of improper jury instructions, ineffective assistance of counsel, deprivation of an evidentiary hearing, denial of a fair jury, prosecutorial misconduct, and given a constitutionally disproportionate sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/17/2003
• Published 09/17/2003

Judges

• Before MOORE, GILMAN, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan J. Balliet (briefed), Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Elizabeth R. Stovall (argued and briefed), Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Public Advocacy, LaGrange, KY, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph T. Bouvier, Commonwealth Attorney's Office, Lexington, KY, Ian G. Sonego (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, for Respondent-Appellee.