Martez Bickham v. Thomas Winn
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the CourtSiler, J., joined by Thapar, J.,
THAPAR, J. (pg. 253), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and in the judgment. WHITE, J. (pp. 253-56), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
Petitioner Martez Bickham appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus, in which he argues that the Michigan trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial by closing the courtroom during voir dire.
We affirm the district court's denial of Bickham's petition because he failed to comply with Michigan's contemporaneous-objection rule and is, therefore, procedurally barred from pursuing his Sixth…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
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