Legal Opinion
Cook v. Stegall
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 18, 1999No. Civ. 97-40060PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
GADOLA, District Judge
Petitioner, John Curtis Cook (“petitioner”), presently confined at the Macomb Regional Correctional Facility in New Haven, Michigan, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his application, filed pro se, petitioner challenges his conviction on one count of second degree murder, M.C.L. 750.317; M.S.A. 28.549, for the stabbing death of his wife, Helen Cook. For the reasons stated below, petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.
J. Background
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