Cottrell v. Woods

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION LEON COTTRELL, 2:15-cv-11237 Petitioner, HON. TERRENCE G. BERG v. ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS JAMES WOODS, CORPUS Respondent. This is a habeas case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Michigan prisoner Leon Cottrell (“Petitioner”) was convicted of first- degree murder, MICH. COMP. LAWS § 750.316, three counts of assault with intent to commit murder, MICH. COMP. LAWS § 750.83, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MICH. COMP. LAWS § 750.227b, following a jury trial in the Wayne…