Legal Opinion
Leonard v. Warden, Ohio State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2017No. 15-3653PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Patrick Leonard, who was convicted and sentenced to death on June 28, 2001, appeals the order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which he had sought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the district court’s order.
BACKGROUND
Factual Background
In its decision affirming Leonard’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court described the facts giving rise to this case as follows:
On July 29, 2000, Patrick T. Leonard, defendant-appellant, followed Dawn Flick, his former…
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