Legal Opinion
Ringstaff v. Mintzes
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 24, 1982No. 81-71259PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ANNA DIGGS TAYLOR, District Judge.
The petitioners Charles Ringstaff and Roosevelt Cooper are inmates in the State Prison of Southern Michigan. Both are serving life sentences following jury convictions for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of a 16 year old newspaper boy. They bring this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking habeas corpus relief from alleged constitutional violations of their right to a fair trial. 1 The state has moved to dismiss petitioners’ application for relief asserting that they have failed to state…
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