United States Sixth Circuit

A judge who, as a legislator, sponsored or voted for legislation implementing or favoring the death penalty cannot be presumed to be disqualified from reviewing capital cases as a judge.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/30/2001
• Decided 12/04/2001
• Published 12/04/2001

Judges

• Before: BOGGS, SILER, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffry F. Kelleher (argued and briefed), Jeffry F. Kelleher & Associates, Cleveland, OH, Patricia A. Millhoff (briefed), Akron, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jon W. Oebker (argued), Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Cleveland, OH, Stuart A. Cole (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellee.