Legal Opinion
Smith v. Berghuis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2008No. 06-1463PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Diapolis Smith, was convicted of second degree murder and felony possession of a firearm and sentenced to life imprisonment in a Michigan state court. After exhausting his state court remedies, Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, which was denied. Petitioner now appeals from the order entered by the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Specifically, Petitioner contends that he was denied an impartial jury…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Berghuis v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Antonio Garcia-Dorantes v. Millicent WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- Smith v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
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