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Benford v. Burt

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided January 6, 2022No. 2:18-cv-13113Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION LESTER M. BENFORD, Petitioner, Case No. 18-13113 v. HON. MARK A. GOLDSMITH SHERRY L. BURT, Respondent. / OPINION & ORDER (1) DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, (2) DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND (3) GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL Michigan prisoner Lester M. Benford filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Dkt. 1). Petitioner challenges his second-degree murder conviction. The petition raises six claims for relief. For the reasons explained…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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