United States Sixth Circuit

Court-appointed counsel's failure to communicate with petitioner or conduct discovery on his behalf violated petitioner's 6th Amendment right to effective counsel, and the absence of trial counsel testimony at an evidentiary hearing does not preclude appellate review of habeas claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2001
• Published 07/12/2001

Judges

• Before DAUGHTREY and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  CARR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Rolf E. Berg,State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellee., Jeffrey W. Caminsky, County of Wayne Prosecutor's Office, Detroit, MI, for Respondent-Appellant.