United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant unsuccessfully challenged the denial of his habeas petition on four grounds, claiming each denied his right to a fair trial: 1) ineffective assistance of counsel; 2) the state court's failure to give an instruction to jurors; 3) prosecutor's closing arguments; and 4) the cumulative effect of these alleged errors.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/15/2004
• Published 07/15/2004

Judges

• Before KENNEDY, MARTIN, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Royal (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


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