Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Sherry
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2009No. 08-1322PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClay, J., joined by Cole, J.,
KETHLEDGE, J. (pp. 448-50), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner William Johnson (“Johnson”) appeals the district court’s judgment deny*441ing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal, he argues that the state violated his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial when it excluded the public from the courtroom during portions of his jury trial and that his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated when his trial attorney failed to object to the closure. For the reasons that follow, we VACATE…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Weaver v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
- Davis v. LaflerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
- United States v. WithersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Joseph Ambrose v. Raymond BookerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- Terrence Williams v. Sherry BurtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
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