Bridges v. Cason

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Vincent Bridges appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 following his murder conviction in state court and unsuccessful appeal and petition for relief from judgment. We affirm.

I

Michigan tried Petitioner-Appellant Vincent Bridges and co-defendant Wilbert James Smith concurrently for the shooting death of Edward Harris, empaneling separate juries for each codefendant to avoid any Bruton errors that could arise from a non-testifying co-defendant’s statement being introduced against the other co-defendant. See…