Seals v. Chapman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION WAYNE SEALS, Petitioner, Case No. 2:17-cv-13757 Hon. George Caram Steeh v. WILLIS CHAPMAN, Respondent. _______________________/ OPINION AND ORDER (1) GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ON PETITIONER’S THIRD CLAIM, (2) DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ON PETITIONER’S FIRST AND SECOND CLAIMS, AND (3) GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ON PETITIONER’S FIRST CLAIM Wayne Seals (“Petitioner”) filed this habeas case under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted after a bench trial in the Wayne…