Cox v. Stephenson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JASON COX, Petitioner, Case No. 22-11639 Honorable Laurie J. Michelson v. BRYAN MORRISON1, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS [1], DECLINING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, GRANTING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS, AND AMENDING THE CASE CAPTION After making an early morning purchase at a Michigan gas station, a young woman continued on her way to work. She was unaware of an assailant hiding in the back seat of her car who subsequently put a knife to her throat, ordered her to pull…