Breeding v. Burt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION THOMAS LEE BREEDING, Petitioner, Case No. 16-cv-10354 v. U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE GERSHWIN A. DRAIN SHERRY L. BURT, Respondent. ______________ / OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL I. INTRODUCTION This is a habeas case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Michigan prisoner Thomas Lee Breeding (“Petitioner”) was convicted of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct,

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