Legal Opinion
Wynne v. Renico
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2010No. 03-2319, 09-1148PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Reeves, D. J.,
MARTIN, J. (pp. 872-75), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the reasoning and conclusion of the lead opinion.
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Scott Wynne of murdering his neighbor, Philip Timmerman, *869and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. Unable to obtain relief from the state courts, Wynne petitioned the federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court granted the writ, holding that the state courts denied Wynne his constitutional right to present a complete defense when it refused under state evidentiary rules to admit propensity…
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