United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus as to convictions for aggravated murder and kidnapping, and a death sentence is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) a failure to allow the introduction of mitigating evidence; 2) prosecutorial misconduct; and 3) ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/13/2006
• Published 03/13/2006

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT, DAUGHTREY, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James A. Jenkins, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.   Charles L. Wille, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  James A. Jenkins, Cleveland, Ohio, Henry J. Hilow, McGinty, Gibbons, Hilow & Spellacy, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Charles L. Wille, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.