United States Sixth Circuit

In habeas proceedings in a death penalty case, denial of habeas relief is affirmed over claims regarding whether: 1) petitioner's due process right was violated by the prosecution's failure to disclose material evidence; 2) petitioner's right to compulsory process was violated by the prosecution's improper coercion of a defense witness; 3) the prosecution improperly interfered with a defense witness; 4) the prosecution improperly vouched for a witness's credibility and inflamed the passions of the jury; 5) the cumulative misconduct violated the petitioner's rights; and 6) petitioner's counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during the guilt phase.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/29/2008
• Published 04/29/2008

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER, COLE, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James G. Thomas, Neal & Harwell, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Alice B. Lustre, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  James G. Thomas, James Franklin Sanders, Neal & Harwell, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Alice B. Lustre, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.