United States Sixth Circuit

The Michigan Court of Appeals and Supreme Court's statements that the defendant was not entitled to relief under M.C.R. 6.508(D) sufficiently explained that their rulings were based on the defendant's procedural default and, thus, his claims in petition for habeas relief under 29 U.S.C. section 2254 were deemed procedurally defaulted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/28/2002
• Published 02/28/2002

Judges

• Before:  KEITH, SILER, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• James Krogsrud (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellee., Jerrold E. Schrotenboer (argued and briefed), Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, Chief Appellate Atty., Jackson, MI, for Respondent-Appellant.