Simms v. Bauman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION WILLIE LEE SIMMS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 19-10289 CATHERINE BAUMAN, Respondent, / OPINION AND ORDER DENYING THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND DECLINING TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Willie Lee Simms, (“Petitioner”), incarcerated at the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Michigan, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his pro se application, Petitioner challenges his conviction for second-degree murder.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.317. For the reasons…