United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas corpus is reversed where the ineffective assistance rendered by his attorneys in state court deprived him of an opportunity to pursue a meaningful direct appeal from his conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/21/2005
• Published 03/21/2005

Judges

• Before:  GUY and COLE, Circuit Judges;  TARNOW, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Shay Dvoretzky, Jones Day, New York, New York, for Appellant.  Diane R. Brey, Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Shay Dvoretzky, Jones Day, New York, New York, Sandra J. Finucane, Derek A. Farmer & Associates, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  M. Scott Criss, Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.