United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for first-degree murder is affirmed over his challenge that ineffective assistance of appellate counsel furnished the cause and prejudice necessary to overcome procedural default.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2004
• Published 12/06/2004

Judges

• Before:  SILER, MOORE, and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James Sterling Lawrence, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Debra M. Gagliardi, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Laura Graves Moody, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.