United States Sixth Circuit

A state trial judge's comments, coupled with the state court's docket entry, indicate that a directed verdict was granted on a first degree murder charge, thus continuation of the trial and submission of a first-degree murder charge to the jury constituted double jeopardy.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/30/2002
• Decided 06/06/2002
• Published 06/06/2002

Judges

• Before SUHRHEINRICH and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David A. Moran (argued and briefed), State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellee., Janet A. Van Cleve (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Habeas Corpus Division, Lansing, MI, for Respondent-Appellant.