Kranz 803848 v. Horton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN NORTHERN DIVISION ______ EARL ROBERT KRANZ, Petitioner, Case No. 2:22-cv-6 v. Hon. Hala Y. Jarbou CONNIE HORTON, Respondent. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a habeas corpus action brought by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Earl Robert Kranz is incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections at the Lakeland Correctional Facility (LCF) in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan. On July 21, 2016, following a seven-day jury trial in the Allegan County Circuit Court, Petitioner was convicted of six…