United States Sixth Circuit

Defense counsel's failure to strike a juror who stated, on voir dire, that she did not think she could be fair, constituted ineffective assistance where neither counsel used follow-up questions and trial court did not specifically question juror.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2001
• Published 07/09/2001

Judges

• Before:  SILER, MOORE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marshall Dwayne Hughes (briefed), Miami, FL, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Krishna S. Dighe (briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, MI, for Appellee.