Legal Opinion
Roger L. Lyle v. Theodore Koehler and Frank J. Kelley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1983No. 82-1447PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
After a jury trial in the Circuit Court for the County of Saginaw, Michigan, petitioner Roger L. Lyle was convicted of two counts of first degree felony murder and one count of assault with intent to murder, and was sentenced to three concurrent life terms. Having exhausted his state remedies, Lyle filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He now appeals that court’s decision to dismiss the petition.
This case arose out of shootings that occurred shortly after midnight on April 14, 1976,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by40 opinions
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