United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of an application for habeas relief from a conviction for first degree murder is reversed where petitioner received prejudicial ineffective assistance of counsel in regards to counsel's failure to file a proper notice of alibi witnesses, and failure to investigate a certain individual as a potential witness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2006
• Published 11/09/2006

Judges

• Before BATCHELDER, CLAY, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Matthew E. Liebson, Thompson Hine, Cleveland, OH, for Appellant.  Debra M. Gagliardi, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, MI, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Matthew E. Liebson, Leslie W. Jacobs, Thompson Hine, Cleveland, OH, for Appellant.  Brad H. Beaver, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, MI, for Appellee.