United States Sixth Circuit

Judgments granting a conditional writ of habeas relief and later granting an unconditional writ are both affirmed, with instructions to clarify an ambiguity in the unconditional writ, over the state's meritless claims that: 1) defendant failed to exhaust state-court remedies and the district court made a clearly erroneous factual finding; and 2) the remedies of immediate release and expungement exceeded the district court's power.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2006
• Published 06/30/2006

Judges

• Before:  MOORE, COLE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Janet A. VanCleve, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.  James Sterling Lawrence, Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Janet A. VanCleve, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.  James Sterling Lawrence, Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellee.