Legal Opinion
Darnita McGhee v. Joan Yukins, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 6, 2000No. 99-1493PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZ, District Judge.
Petitioner/Appellant Darnita McGhee appeals the district court’s denial of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the following reasons, we shall affirm that judgment.
We are publishing this opinion in order to clarify the difference between the standards to be applied on direct review of a criminal conviction and the standards to be applied on collateral review of state court decisions.
Background
McGhee’s conviction arises out of the August 29, 1985 murder of Paul Hutchins in the course of a robbery.
McGhee and her three co-conspirators were associated with a gang…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by43 opinions
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