MacKenzie 932343 v. Morrison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ______ STEVEN MACKENZIE, Petitioner, Case No. 1:23-cv-77 v. Hon. Hala Y. Jarbou BRYAN MORRISON, Respondent. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a habeas corpus action brought by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Steven MacKenzie is incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections at the Lakeland Correctional Facility (LCF) in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan. On September 12, 2014, following a four-day jury trial in the Ionia County Circuit Court, Petitioner was convicted of…