Legal Opinion
Kenneth T. Richey v. Betty Mitchell, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2005No. 01-3477PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J., joined by Daughtrey, J.,
SILER, J., (pp. 688-92), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth T. Richey was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to be executed for intentionally starting an apartment fire that killed two-year-old Cynthia Collins. He continues to maintain his innocence. Following a series of unsuccessful appeals in the Ohio state courts, Richey petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, and the court denied his request. Richey now appeals this decision. Because constitutional errors have undermined our confidence in the reliability of Richey’s conviction…
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