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Chontos v. Berghuis

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 10, 2009No. 08-1031PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COOK, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Joseph Chontos guilty of violating several laws. His most serious offense — -first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of thirteen — carried a maximum statutory penalty of “imprisonment for life or any term of years.” Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520b(2)(b). The Michigan trial court imposed a 40-year maximum sentence and a 225-month minimum. Chontos appealed his conviction and sentence in Michigan’s courts to no avail. 1

Chontos then turned to the federal courts, seeking a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that: (1) the Michigan…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Maxwell D. White, Jr. v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Darwin Jay Copeland Anthony Antoine HartwellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Montes v. TrombleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. BertlingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. GARCIA-DORANTES v. WarrenDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2011
  4. Arias v. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. Stadler v. CurtinDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2010

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