Goodell v. Williams

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Warden Jesse Williams appeals from an order of the district court conditionally granting habeas relief to petitioner Charles Goodell. The district court determined that the process by which Goodell was resentenced in the Lucas County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas, resulting in a sentence longer than the original sentence he had successfully challenged, gave rise to a presumption of vindictiveness. Finding that the presumption was not re butted by the Warden, the district court ruled that Goodell’s resentencing violated his due process rights. Further, the court…