Berryman v. Artis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION PHILIP WAYNE BERRYMAN, Petitioner, Case No. 74-71274 Honorable Laurie J. Michelson v. F. ARTIS, Warden, Respondent. ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT [14] Philip Wayne Berryman was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery in 1970. Four years later, he was granted a conditional writ of habeas corpus on the murder conviction because of an inappropriate statement made by the prosecutor regarding Berryman’s failure to testify at trial. See Berryman v. Colbert,

387 F. Supp. 378

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