Legal Opinion
Thomas W. Sawyer v. Gerald Hofbauer, Thomas W. Sawyer v. Clarice Stovall
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 27, 2002No. 99-2090, 01-1167PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Thomas W. Sawyer (“Sawyer”), a Michigan prisoner, was convicted in two separate trials of first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnaping, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The district courts denied his petitions for a writ of habeas corpus and his requests for an evidentiary hearing. We now AFFIRM in part, REVERSE in part, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 12, 1991, fourteen-year-old Lucas James Lundberg was kidnaped at gunpoint near his…
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