Legal Opinion
Joseph Stewart v. Hugh Wolfenbarger
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 9, 2006No. 04-2419PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Joseph Stewart appeals the October 20, 2004 order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denying his application for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is currently incarcerated in Michigan state prison after a conviction for first degree murder. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the order of the district court and GRANT the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
I. BACKGROUND
A. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 26, 1996, a state grand jury charged Petitioner with first degree murder. On February 11, 1998,…
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