United States Sixth Circuit

Grant of habeas corpus relief on a conviction and death sentence for aggravated burglary and aggravated murder is affirmed where defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not procedurally defaulted, and his appellate counsels' failure to raise a biased juror issue on appeal was prejudicial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2006
• Published 01/09/2006

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  and BATCHELDER and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Heather L. Gosselin, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Joseph E. Wilhelm, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Heather L. Gosselin, Charles L. Wille, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Stephen A. Ferrell, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.