Coney v. Balacarel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION TEVIN RASHEE CONEY, #756543, Petitioner, CASE NO. 2:18-CV-11592 v. HON. ARTHUR J. TARNOW BOB VASHAW,1 Respondent. _______________________________/ OPINION & ORDER DENYING THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, & 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 Tevin Rashee Coney (“Petitioner”) pleaded guilty to second-degree murder,

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.317, and possession of a…