United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a capital case is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) invalid waiver of petitioner's right to counsel; 2) ineffective assistance of trial counsel; 3) Brady violations; 4) a failure to grant petitioner a separate trial from his co-defendant; 5) a due process violation due to admission of hair-matching evidence; 6) ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; 7) denial of a state-court forum in which to raise the ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim; 8) a failure to disclose information relating to an affair between petitioner's co-defendant and a judge; and 9) whether his state trial judge should have recused himself.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2008
• Published 01/29/2008

Judges

• Before BOGGS, Chief Judge;  and GIBBONS and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Bruce P. Hackett, Office of Jefferson District Public Defender, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.  David A. Smith, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Bruce P. Hackett, Daniel T. Goyette, Leo G. Smith, Office of Jefferson District Public Defender, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.  David A. Smith, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.