United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a habeas petition from convictions for felony murder and carrying a firearm during the commission of a felony is affirmed where state court decisions were neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, Supreme Court precedent, in denying claims that: 1) petitioner's confession was involuntary; 2) a Miranda waiver was not knowing or intelligent; and 3) the admission of certain non-testimonial hearsay statements violated the Confrontation Clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2008
• Published 05/12/2008

Judges

• Before: BATCHELDER, SUTTON, and FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Marla R. McCowan, State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Brian O. Neill, Michigan Department of Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Marla R. McCowan, Michael L. Mittlestat, State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Brad H. Beaver, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.