Jaradat v. Williams, 09-3193
District court's denial of a petition for habeas relief by a defendant convicted of rape and kidnapping is affirmed as the physical evidence supporting a vaginal rape charge was sufficiently weighty that the prosecution's conduct, while highly inappropriate, did not have a substantial and injurious effect on the jury's verdict.
Appellate Information
- Argued 11/17/2009
- Decided 01/14/2010
- Published 01/14/2010
Judges
- Before MERRITT, CLAY, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED:Kenneth J. Rexford, Kenneth J. Rexford & Co., L.L.C., Lima, Ohio, for Appellant. M. Scott Criss, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Kenneth J. Rexford, Kenneth J. Rexford & Co., L.L.C., Lima, Ohio, for Appellant. M. Scott Criss, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.