Legal Opinion
Richard Cooey v. Ralph Coyle, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 25, 2002No. 98-3050PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying Petitioner Richard Cooey’s petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We determine that Cooey is entitled to a certificate of appealability on only two of his claims. We also decide on the merits that Cooey is not entitled to relief as to either issue.
I. Background
A. Facts
On the night of August 31, 1986, Appellant, Richard Wade Cooey II, on leave from the army, and two of his friends, Clint Dickens and Kenneth Horonetz, threw a large chunk of concrete over the side of a bridge just as Wendy Offredo…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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3Cited by123 opinions
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