Legal Opinion
Spisak v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2006No. 03-4034PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is brought by death-sentenced Ohio prisoner, Frank G. Spisak, Jr., from the judgment of the district court dismissing Defendant’s application for a § 2254 writ of habeas corpus. Defendant challenges his sentence and convictions on the following grounds: (I) that the trial court improperly struck the testimony and reports of expert witnesses and refused to submit Defendant’s insanity defense to the jury; (II) his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance during the mitigation phase of his trial; (III) the unanimity and “acquittal-first” jury…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Hartman v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Smith v. SpisakSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Jells v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
- Haliym v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Richey v. BradshawCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
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