Christopher Pillow v. DeWayne Burton

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 21a0222n.06 No. 20-1348 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Apr 23, 2021 CHRISTOPHER LEE PILLOW, ) DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk ) Petitioner-Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED v. ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR ) THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF DEWAYNE BURTON, Warden, ) MICHIGAN ) Respondent-Appellee. ) BEFORE: GUY, DONALD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. MURPHY, Circuit Judge. After a murder conviction, Christopher Lee Pillow sought collateral relief from his criminal judgment in Michigan state court. The state trial court denied relief in…