United States Sixth Circuit

Defense counsel's failure to object to prosecutor's remarks in closing argument rebuttal that DNA evidence was "reliable" and "accurate" because the court admitted it into evidence was not sufficiently prejudicial to constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2001
• Decided 10/11/2001
• Published 10/11/2001

Judges

• Before: KEITH, BATCHELDER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David H. Bodiker,John Fenlon (argued and briefed), Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, OH, for Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant., M. Scott Criss (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.