United States Sixth Circuit

Res judicata under section 2953.21 of the Ohio Post-Conviction Act is an adequate and independent state ground on which to procedurally bar a federal habeas claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/02/2000
• Decided 10/10/2001
• Published 10/10/2001

Judges

• Before: BATCHELDER, COLE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David C. Stebbins (argued and briefed), Columbus, OH, Dale A. Baich (briefed), Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, Fredric F. Kay, Tucson, AZ, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles L. Wille (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellee.