Smith v. Howard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION IKEIE SMITH, Petitioner, Case No. 19-12172 Honorable Laurie J. Michelson v. JEFF HOWARD, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING SMITH’S MOTION TO FILE AMENDED PETITION [33], DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS [34], AND DENYING MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION [35] AS MOOT Ikeie Smith is currently incarcerated at the Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility. Four days into his jury trial in 2014, Smith pled guilty to ten counts of first- degree criminal sexual conduct, five counts of second-degree criminal sexual…