United States Sixth Circuit

In a death penalty case, grant of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. section 2254 on the grounds that petitioner received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel during the guilt and penalty phases of his capital trial is reversed in part as to a finding that petitioner was deprived of his right to counsel during the guilt phase.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/24/2006
• Published 07/24/2006

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  SUHRHEINRICH and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Charles L. Wille, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jennifer M. Kinsley, Sirkin, Pinales & Schwartz, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Charles L. Wille, Heather L. Gosselin, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jennifer M. Kinsley, H. Louis Sirkin, Sirkin, Pinales & Schwartz, Cincinnati, Ohio, Gary Russell Lewis, Gary R. Lewis Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.