Legal Opinion
Muniz v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 29, 2011No. 09-2324PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Joseph Arthur Muniz filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his state conviction for the 2004 shooting of Pedro Gutierrez. Muniz attacks his conviction on the ground that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel when his attorney fell asleep while Muniz was being cross-examined by the government. The district court denied Muniz’s petition, as well as his request for an evidentiary hearing. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM.
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Muniz is currently incarcerated in Michigan. In his trial held in the Circuit Court for Wayne…
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