George 645669 v. Rewerts

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN NORTHERN DIVISION ______ WESTLY GEORGE, Petitioner, Case No. 2:19-cv-201 v. Honorable Paul L. Maloney RANDEE REWERTS, Respondent. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a habeas corpus action brought by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Westly George is incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) at the Saginaw Correctional Facility in Freeland, Saginaw County, Michigan. Following an eight- day jury trial in the St. Joseph County Circuit Court, Petitioner was convicted of first-degree…