United States Sixth Circuit

The district court's grant of habeas relief is reversed where there is no precedent to suggest that a criminal defendant's right to present a defense includes the right to a specific jury instruction, and the omission of a witness's name neither violated petitioner's right to present a defense nor resulted in constitutional error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2003
• Published 11/17/2003

Judges

• Before KRUPANSKY, SILER, and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis W. Shepherd (argued), Courtney Jones Hightower (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David J. Guarnieri (argued and briefed), Johnson, Judy, True & Guarnieri, Frankfort, KY, for Appellee.