Hampton v. Vashaw

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DEVON LAMAR HAMPTON, Petitioner, Case Number 19-12890 v. Honorable David M. Lawson ROBERT VASHAW, Respondent, _________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Petitioner Devon Lamar Hampton shot and killed coworker Jonathan Holmes during an altercation at their place of employment. He argued that he acted in self-defense, but a Wayne County, Michigan jury convicted him of first-degree premeditated murder and firearm offenses. His appeals through the state courts were…