Legal Opinion
Larry Stewart v. Tony Trierweiler
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2017No. 16-2149PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
In this habeas case, Larry Stewart claims that a Confrontation Clause violation and prosecutorial misconduct undermined the fairness of his murder trial. But because the state court did not unreasonably reject these claims, we must reject his petition. We reverse the district court’s contrary decision.
I
On the morning of December 19, 2011, Kevin Brown arrived at an apartment to pick up Reynatta Hamilton for what he thought was a date. Unbeknownst to Brown, Hamilton’s boyfriend, Larry Stewart, was waiting for him. A struggle ensued. Shots were fired. The two men…
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