Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. 48th District Court
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2009No. 07-1094PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J., joined by Batchelder, J.,
THAPAR, D.J. (p. 485), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Frank J. Lawrence, Jr., filed a petition *477for a writ of habeas corpus1 in federal district court after the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Township, Michigan convicted him of interference with a police officer in the discharge of his duties.2 The district court denied Lawrence’s petition. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
BACKGROUND
The Bloomfield Township Ordinance under which Lawrence was convicted, No. 137, § 16.01(a), titled “Interference with Police…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Martin v. City of Oklahoma CityDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2016
- McDermott v. RoyalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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