Garay 949384 v. Tasson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN NORTHERN DIVISION ______ VICTOR MANUEL GARAY, Petitioner, Case No. 2:24-cv-202 v. Honorable Robert J. Jonker DOUGLAS TASSON, Respondent. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a habeas corpus action brought by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Victor Manuel Garay is incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections at the Chippewa Correctional Facility (URF) in Kincheloe, Chippewa County, Michigan. Following a jury trial in the Kalamazoo County Circuit Court, Petitioner was convicted of first-degree…