Pierson v. Chapman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION RAYMOND PIERSON, 2:19-CV-12100 Petitioner, HON. TERRENCE G. BERG v. ORDER DENYING PETITION WILLIS CHAPMAN, FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Respondent. Raymond Pierson, who is serving a lengthy sentence at a Michigan correctional facility for his Washtenaw Circuit Court jury trial conviction of first-degree home invasion and other offenses, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition raises a single claim: the trial court deprived Pierson of his constitutional right to a fair and…