Pillette v. Berghuis

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING THE UNCONDITIONAL WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, ORDERING THE EXPUNGEMENT OF PETITIONER’S CONVICTION, AND BARRING THE REPROSECUTION OF PETITIONER BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

ARTHUR J. TARNOW, District Judge.

On June 19, 2009, this Court granted a writ of habeas corpus to petitioner, on the ground that petitioner had been denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. Pillette v. Berghuis, 630 F.Supp.2d 791 (E.D.Mich.2009). This Court granted the writ, conditioned upon the State of Michigan granting petitioner a new trial within ninety days of the order. On July 22, 2009, the…