United States Sixth Circuit

In granting a certificate of appealability, a court should make an individualized determination as to each procedurally defaulted claims rather than making a blanket denial or grant of all claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/18/2001
• Published 07/18/2001

Judges

• Before ALAN E. NORRIS, BATCHELDER, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David C. Stebbins, Columbus, OH, William D. Massey, Massey, McClusky & Johnson, Memphis, TN, for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alice B. Lustre, Gordon W. Smith, Asst. Attorney Gen., Michael E. Moore, Glenn R. Pruden, Paul G. Summers, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, TN, for respondent-appellee.