United States Sixth Circuit

In defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for the first degree murder of his mother, district court's denial of the petition involving the issue of whether defendant knowingly and intelligently waived his Miranda rights is affirmed where: 1) because a defendant does not have to understand every possible consequence of a waiver, and the evidence demonstrates that defendant had an understanding of his rights, the Michigan Supreme Court's conclusion that his waiver was knowing and intelligent was not an unreasonable application of federal law; and 2) the Michigan Court of Appeal's conclusion that trial counsel's performance was not deficient was not an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/15/2010
• Decided 08/25/2010
• Published 08/25/2010

Judges

• SILER

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sanford A. Schulman, Janet A. Van Cleve