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Davis v. Booker

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 15, 2009No. 09-1140PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In 1998, Thomas Davis and John Wilder were in a car attempting to purchase drugs from Troy Prewitt when one of them shot and killed Prewitt. Davis, the habeas petitioner here, was charged with murder in Michigan state court and convicted by a jury. The main factual question at trial was whether Davis or Wilder was the shooter. Wilder was a key witness against Davis at trial and testified that Wilder was merely driving Davis to buy drugs and had no intention of killing Prewitt. Davis claimed that their roles were reversed.

The main questions now before us, decided…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. United States v. Lewis Francis (97-1129) and Louay Francis (97-1130)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  4. Brown v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  5. Avery v. PrelesnikCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Eric Cockream v. Kurt JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  2. Strouth v. ColsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. Lance LairdCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  4. Davis v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. Zvonko Sarlog v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012

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