Simmons v. Winn

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION Paul Simmons Case No. 12cv13848 Petitioner, v. ORDER O’Bell T. Winn Respondent. This is a habeas corpus case under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). Petitioner Paul Simmons was charged with and tried on first-degree murder charges in Wayne County, Michigan. The charges alleged he shot and killed Elmon Bostic on June 28, 2006. The jury found him guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. On his direct appeal, in which he did not include the…