United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging an aggravated murder conviction and death sentence is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) Brady violation; 2) admission of other acts testimony; 3) ineffective assistance of counsel; 4) prosecutorial misconduct; 5) denial of a continuance; and 6) denial of suppression of a "show-up" identification.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2006
• Published 03/17/2006

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER, MOORE, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Timothy F. Sweeney, Law Office of Timothy Farrell Sweeney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Michael L. Collyer, Office of the Attorney General, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Timothy F. Sweeney, Law Office of Timothy Farrell Sweeney, Cleveland, Ohio, S. Adele Shank, Law Office of S. Adele Shank, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.   Michael L. Collyer, Office of the Attorney General, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.