Legal Opinion
Cedric Carter v. Betty Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2016No. 13-3996PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Cedric Carter, who was convicted and sentenced to death by an Ohio jury in 1992, appeals the order of the district court denying him a writ of habeas corpus, which he had sought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and denying him a stay of the federal habeas proceedings. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
Factual Background
In its decision affirming Carter’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court described the facts giving rise to this case as follows:
In the early morning hours of April 6, 1992, Frances Messinger was…
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