United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of habeas relief on a conviction and sentence for aggravated murder and arson, and insurance fraud, resulting from the deaths of defendant's two young daughters in a fire that defendant set in her home in order to collect insurance proceeds, is affirmed over a claim of error regarding whether the trial court's failure to investigate defendant's allegations of juror misconduct warranted a new trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2007
• Published 05/17/2007

Judges

• Before SILER and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  ZATKOFF, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David L. Doughten, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.   Elizabeth T. Scavo, Office of the Ohio Attorney, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  David L. Doughten, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.   Stephen P. Carney, Gene Crawford, Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.