Legal Opinion
Robert Riley v. Mary Berghuis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2007No. 05-2559PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
R. GUY COLE, JR., Circuit Judge.
In 1998, Petitioner-Appellee Robert Riley was convicted in Michigan state court of aiding and abetting the felony murder of Mark Seaton, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. On direct appeal, Riley argued that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to move for a directed verdict of acquittal at the close of the State’s case-in-chief. The Michigan Supreme Court rejected Riley’s claim, holding that Riley’s counsel was not deficient within the meaning of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- People v. CarinesMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
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