Legal Opinion

French v. Jones

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided March 25, 1999No. Civ. 98-CV-74520-DTPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 1

TARNOW, District Judge.

Oliver French, Jr. (petitioner”), presently confined at the Carson City Regional Facility in Carson City, Michigan, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his application, filed by David A. Moran of the Michigan State Appellate Defender’s Office, petitioner challenges his conviction by a jury in the Detroit Recorder’s Court before the Honorable Margie R. Braxton of one count of first degree murder, M.C.L. 750.316; M.S.A. 28.548, one count of second degree murder,…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Haynes v. BurkeDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
  2. Leslie v. ArtuzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
  3. Lakin v. StineDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1999
  4. French v. JonesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
  5. Mitchell v. MasonDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1999

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