Legal Opinion
James Trimble v. David Bobby
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 22, 2015No. 13-3381, 13-3455PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J., joined by Siler, J.,
CLAY, J. (pp. 784-91), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
In 2005, James Earl Trimble shot and killed his then-girlfriend and her seven-year-old son with an assault rifle. Later that same night, he broke into the apartment of a female college student, held her hostage, and eventually killed her with a handgun. Overwhelming evidence established Trimble’s guilt, including his admissions of guilt to two family members and the police, significant forensic evidence tying him to the murders, and eyewitness testimony. A…
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