Legal Opinion
Byron Black v. Ricky Bell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2011No. 02-5032, 08-5644PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilman, J., joined by Martin, J.,
BOGGS, J. (pp. 107-08), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Byron Black, who was tried in state court and sentenced to death in 1989 for committing three murders, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He raises various issues related to the court’s 2001 denial of his original habeas petition as well as the court’s 2008 denial of his amended petition based on Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002). For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of…
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