United States Sixth Circuit

In a death penalty case, denial of a petition for post-conviction relief is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) prosecutorial misconduct; 2) ineffective assistance of counsel; and 3) an improper refusal to extend petitioner's certificate of appealability to include two additional issues.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/08/2006
• Published 08/08/2006

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MOORE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kelly L. Culshaw, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Stephen E. Maher, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Kelly L. Culshaw, Joseph E. Wilhelm, Robert K. Lowe, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Stephen E. Maher, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.