Legal Opinion

Bell v. Howes

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 29, 2017No. 14-1169PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Arthur Bell, a Michigan prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Bell has also filed numerous motions for miscellaneous relief.

I

The facts of this case are fully reported in our previous decision in Bell v. Howes, 703 F.3d 848, 849-50 (6th Cir. 2012) (Bell I), and are only briefly recounted here. On September 22, 1988, Priscilla Matthews and William “Herk” Thompson were in a Detroit motel room when the motel room door was kicked open. Two men entered, abducted Thompson, and drove…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bell v. HowesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2020
  2. Blocker v. GrahamDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2022
  3. Davis v. HortonDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2020
  4. Demario T. Simpson v. Paul SchreiberDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2026
  5. Green v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2023

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