Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Metrish
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2009No. 07-2311PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilman, J., joined by Rogers, J.,
CLAY, J. (pp. 537-58), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Stephen Michael Fleming was convicted of second-degree murder and a related firearm offense. He was sentenced to life in prison on the two charges. Fleming then petitioned for state postconviction relief, but was turned down at all levels of the state judiciary. He subsequently sought habeas corpus relief in federal court, arguing that the state trial court erred by denying a motion to suppress his confession and by not allowing him to call a witness who…
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