United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a petition for habeas corpus, which challenged a conviction for murder with aggravating circumstances, is affirmed over his claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial due to: 1) conflicts that arose between his attorneys; 2) his attorneys' alleged failure to call certain witnesses to testify at trial; and 3) their alleged failure to fulfill promises made to the jury during opening statements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2007
• Published 02/23/2007

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  PHILLIPS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Salim A. Kafiti, Jones Day, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Susan Roncarti Lenz, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Eric C. Chaffee, Jones Day, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Susan Roncarti Lenz, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.