Legal Opinion
English v. Romanowski
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2010No. 08-2611PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J., joined by Sutton, J.,
MOORE, J. (p. 730), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Respondent-Appellant Warden Kenneth Romanowski appeals the district court’s decision to grant Petitioner-Appellee Billy English conditional habeas relief. The district court found that English was entitled to habeas relief because his trial counsel rendered him ineffective assistance in violation of the Sixth Amendment when he failed to call a witness after promising her to the jury, or alternatively, when he failed to properly investigate the case. For the following…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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