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Cruz v. Burt

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided June 10, 2021No. 2:16-cv-10097Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JUAN CRUZ, Petitioner, Case Number 16-10097 Honorable David M. Lawson v. SHERRY BURT, Respondent. ________________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DENYING AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Petitioner Juan Cruz was convicted in 2012 of the 1989 murder of his girlfriend. After failing to obtain relief from the Michigan appellate courts, Cruz filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After returning to state court to exhaust additional claims, he filed an amended petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254,…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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