United States Sixth Circuit

Trial counsel's strategic decision to enter into a stipulation as to petitioner's medical condition rather than call medical witnesses was not deficient, and petitioner was not prejudiced by the lack of a medical witness.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/27/2003
• Decided 08/08/2003
• Published 08/08/2003

Judges

• Before: MERRITT and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges;  DUPLANTIER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth P. Tableman (argued and briefed), Asst. F.P. Defender, Grand Rapids, MI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


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