United States Sixth Circuit

District court's denial of defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where the state needed to prove only that defendant intentionally attempted to kill someone - and not necessarily anyone specifically - and thus, the evidence was plainly sufficient to support his conviction for felony murder.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/21/2010
• Decided 02/17/2010
• Published 02/17/2010

Judges

• Before SILER, ROGERS, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Caryll S. Alpert, Federal Public Defender's Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Brent C. Cherry, Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Caryll S. Alpert, Michael C. Holley, Federal Public Defender's Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Brent C. Cherry, Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.