Alward v. Michigan, State of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MATTHEW KEITH ALWARD, Petitioner, Case No. 2:24-cv-13143 v. Honorable Susan K. DeClercq STATE OF MICHIGAN, et. al., United States District Court Judge Respondents. ________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL (ECF No. 6) In November 2024, Matthew Keith Alward (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court conviction for two counts of embezzlement and one count of larceny by conversion. ECF No. 1. But…