Legal Opinion
Bruton v. Phillips
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 10, 1999No. Civ. 97-40523PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
GADOLA, District Judge.
Petitioner, Paul Steven Bruton (“petitioner”), presently confined at the Charles Egeler State Prison in Jackson, Michigan, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his application, filed pro se, petitioner challenges his conviction and sentence on two counts of first degree murder, M.C.L. 750.316; M.S.A. 28.548. For the reasons stated below, petitioner’s application for writ of habeas corpus is denied.
I. Background
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2Cases cited52 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Thirkield v. PitcherDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2002
- Alder v. BurtDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
- William A. Anthony, III v. Don Dewitt, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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