United States Sixth Circuit

State courts' denial of a habeas petitioner's motion for change of venue and rejection of objections, based on impact of pre-trial publicity, to a switch from individual voir dire to group voir dire, did not result in a decision that was contrary to or an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2002
• Published 12/18/2002

Judges

• Before: KENNEDY and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  DOWD, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David H. Bodiker (briefed), Theresa G. Haire (argued and briefed), Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• M. Scott Criss (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellee.