Legal Opinion
Charles Howard West v. William Seabold, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1996No. 95-5148PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J., joined by Cleland, D.J.,
MERRITT, C. J. (pp. 85-87), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Respondent, William Seabold, appeals a judgment granting Charles Howard West’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We reverse.
I
The petitioner, Charles Howard West, was convicted in the Henry Circuit Court for the Commonwealth of Kentucky of the murder of James Sehira and sentenced to 22 years imprisonment. He appealed to the Kentucky Supreme Court, asserting denial of due process of law because of alleged prosecutorial misconduct. The Kentucky Supreme Court recognized that the…
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