United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas corpus relief is reversed and remanded to determine whether plaintiff's counsel provided ineffective assistance at the penalty phase by failing to give an opening and closing argument.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/22/2005
• Published 02/22/2005

Judges

• Before:  GILMAN and SUTTON, Circuit Judges;  McKEAGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: Howard J.C. Nicols, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Perry T. Ryan, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Howard J.C. Nicols, Steve A. Delchin, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Perry T. Ryan, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.