Legal Opinion
Lorenzo Matthews v. Joseph Abramajtys, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2003No. 00-1447PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Matthews was convicted by bench trial in 1986 of three counts of first-degree murder and one felony firearm count. Having unsuccessfully pursued his appeals through the Michigan state courts, Matthews filed a series of post-conviction motions with the state courts beginning in 1995. His last such motion was denied by the Michigan Supreme Court on December 30, 1997. In July 1998, Matthews sought a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254; his petition is thus governed by AEDPA. The district court granted the writ on several grounds, including…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. CarinesMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by212 opinions
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