United States Sixth Circuit

It was not objectively unreasonable for a Michigan court to conclude that legitimate interests in the criminal trial process outweighed petitioner's interest in presenting evidence that a murder victim had abused his sons sexually.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2003
• Published 08/27/2003

Judges

• Before: MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge;  NELSON, BOGGS, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Craig A. Daly (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellee., Laura Graves Moody (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Habeas Corpus Division, Lansing, MI, for Respondent-Appellant