Legal Opinion
Kowalak v. Scutt
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 3, 2010No. Case 01-cv-40009PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, DENYING PETITIONER’S PETITIONER FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III, District Judge.
In this action, pro se Plaintiff Tomas Kowalak has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He was convicted in state court for first degree murder in connection with the murder of his mother, and later sentenced to life in prison. In his habeas petition, Kowalak identifies ten separate issues he alleges support granting him a writ. The Court referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives for all pretrial proceedings.
The matter now returns…
2Cases cited152 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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