United States Sixth Circuit

Grant of habeas relief from a court of appeals' ruling reversing a grant of petitioner's motion following a mistrial to bar reprosecution on double jeopardy grounds is reversed where the district court failed to abide by the deferential standard of review made applicable by the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA).

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/25/2008
• Published 01/25/2008

Judges

• Before:  GUY, ROGERS, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Matthew E. Meyer, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jacob A. Cairns, Law Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Matthew E. Meyer, Jon W. Oebker, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jacob A. Cairns, Law Office, Columbus, Ohio, Max Kravitz, Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, Columbus, Ohio, David Z. Chesnoff, Chesnoff & Schonfeld, Las Vegas, Nevada, Lawrence J. Whitney, Sr., Burdon & Merlitti, Akron, Ohio, for Appellee.