Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2007No. 03-3362PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
ROGERS, J. (p. 515), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the result.
OPINION
R. GUY COLE, JR., Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Daniel Wilson seeks habeas relief from his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Carol Lutz. After a night of drinking, Wilson put Lutz into the trunk of her car and eventually set the car on fire, killing her. The jury convicted Wilson and found three capital specifications making him eligible for the death penalty: (1) murder committed to escape detection for kidnapping; (2) murder during kidnapping; and (3) murder during aggravated arson. The…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by62 opinions
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