Edward Lint v. John Prelesnik

OPINION

GREGORY F. VAN TATENHOVE, District Judge.

A Macomb County Circuit Court jury found Edward Lint guilty of, among other things, kidnapping his wife, Maja Lint. After nearly a decade of challenging this conviction in state court, Lint petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that it is he who is now being unlawfully detained. Specifically, he argues that he was confined without the effective assistance of counsel because his attorney did not properly investigate certain evidence, object to improper jury instructions, or communicate an advantageous plea offer to him. The…