Legal Opinion
Sidney Porterfield v. Ricky Bell, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2001No. 01-5107PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlan E. Norris, J., joined by Batchelder, J.,
CLAY, J. (pp. 487-88), delivered a separated dissenting opinion.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
In this capital case, the State of Tennessee, representing respondent Ricky Bell, the warden of the Riverbend Maximum Security Facility, has filed a motion to dismiss a number of claims certified as appealable by the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). The State takes the position that the district court violated the requirements of Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000), when it certified claims that it had decided adversely to…
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