Legal Opinion
Tyrik McClellan v. Lloyd Rapelje
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2013No. 11-1841PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J., joined by Moore, J.,
McKEAGUE, J. (pp. 351-59), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
In this Michigan criminal case, the Petitioner, Tyrik McClellan, at age 19, was convicted of first degree murder of the victim, Nathan Auld, in connection with a barroom conflict between two groups. McClellan received a mandatory life sentence without parole and a consecutive two-year sentence for a firearm conviction. The district court granted a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that McClellan’s defense lawyer did not provide the effective assistance of counsel required by the Sixth Amendment…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Samuel Ambrose v. Kenneth RomanowskiCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- Davis v. RapeljeDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2014
- Thomas Sadler v. Carol HowesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
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