Legal Opinion
James Quill Cockerham v. Terry Wilkins
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided July 17, 2026No. 2:24-cv-11535Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JAMES QUILL COCKERHAM, Petitioner, v. Case No. 24-cv-11535 TERRY WILKINS, Honorable Robert J. White Respondent. ORDER DENYING HABEAS PETITION, DENYING A CERITIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL Petitioner James Quill Cockerham filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 US.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1). Cockerham proceeds pro se. A jury convicted Cockerham of (1) first-degree murder and felony murder,
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.316(1); (2) torture, § 750.85; (3) unlawful…
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