Bell, Warden v. Quintero

Justice Thomas, with whom The Chief Justice joins,

dissenting.

In this case, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that respondent Derrick Quintero was entitled to federal habeas *937relief from his state-court conviction for escaping from prison. Because the Court of Appeals failed to follow this Court’s decision in Bell v. Cone, 535 U. S. 685 (2002), I would grant the warden’s petition for certiorari and reverse.

Respondent was convicted in Kentucky state court of escaping from prison with two other inmates. The jury to which the Commonwealth tried him included seven members who had…