Legal Opinion
Christopher Eric Gravley v. David Mills, Warden, Morgan County Regional Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1996No. 95-5498PublishedCited by 224 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeith, J., joined by Martin, J.,
NELSON, J. (pp. 790-795), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Christopher Eric Gravley, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gravley contends that during the course of his trial in Tennessee state court, the prosecution made improper references to Gravley’s post-Miranda silence in violation of the Constitution. Upon review of the record, we agree and hereby REVERSE the district court’s holding and grant the habeas corpus petition.
BACKGROUND
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3Cited by224 opinions
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