Legal Opinion
Joseph Michael Serra v. Michigan Department of Corrections, Raymond G. Toombs
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1993No. 93-1364PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Raymond G. Toombs appeals the grant of petitioner Joseph Serra’s writ of habeas corpus. The district court found petitioner’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated when his retained counsel was disqualified and that he was denied a fair trial when the prosecutor referred to a prior conviction similar to the offense charged. After considering the arguments and reviewing the record, we find that petitioner is not entitled to habeas corpus relief.
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Petitioner Serra and his then current girlfriend, Deborah Poole, were arrested while *1350driving a 1977…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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