Legal Opinion
Jimmie Lee Simpson v. Kurt Jones, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 5, 2000No. 99-1677PublishedCited by 370 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant, Jimmie Lee Simpson, was convicted of first degree felony murder under Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.316, on April 15, 1986. On April 28, 1986, Simpson was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Simpson now appeals a district court decision denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
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Simpson’s arrest and conviction arise from a robbery that occurred on May 21, 1985, in a two-family flat in Detroit, Michigan. Barbara Barnhill and her husband lived in the upper flat. Barnhill’s 76-year-old uncle, Milton…
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