Howell v. Christiansen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION TYRONE HOWELL, #778591, Petitioner, CASE NO. 2:18-CV-13265 v. HON. ARTHUR J. TARNOW JOHN CHRISTIANSEN, Respondent. _________________________________/ OPINION & ORDER DENYING THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, & DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL I. Introduction This is a habeas case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Michigan prisoner Tyrone Howell (“Petitioner”) was convicted of several firearm and property offenses following a bench trial in the…