Legal Opinion
Robert Kelly v. Alan Lazaroff
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 20, 2017No. 15-3950PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This is a procedurally complicated habe-as case involving two “layered” claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. In 2010, Ronald Kelly was convicted of felony murder, felonious assault, and assault in Ohio state court for his involvement in a fight near Kent State University and was sentenced to a term of fifteen years to life imprisonment. After his conviction, Kelly raised several claims on direct appeal, including a claim that his trial counsel was ineffective. In a dramatic twist, however, Kelly’s counsel on direct appeal included the wife and business…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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3Cited by109 opinions
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