United States Sixth Circuit

Given the circumstances of a child's out-of-court statement and the lack of any corroborating evidence, on the record petitioner's conviction of assault with intent to murder is not supported by constitutionally sufficient evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2003
• Published 04/23/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew N. Wise (briefed), Nancy L. McGunn (argued and briefed), Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William C. Campbell (briefed), Office of Attorney General, Habeas Corpus Division, Lansing, MI, Raina I. Korbakis (argued), State of Michigan, Department of Attorney General, Lansing, MI, for Respondent-Appellee.