United States Sixth Circuit

Because petitioner never raised the due process component of a claim for habeas relief to the Ohio courts, this claim is procedurally defaulted. The Ohio court did not unreasonably apply the Strickland test to petitioner's ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2003
• Decided 07/23/2003
• Published 07/23/2003

Judges

• Before KENNEDY, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David H. Bodiker (briefed), James R. Foley (argued), Tina M. Falasca, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Com'n, Columbus, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Norman E. Plate (argued), Office of Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, Stuart W. Harris (briefed), Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellee.