Legal Opinion
Johnnie Baston v. Margaret Bagley, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2005No. 03-4423PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, C. J., joined by Rogers, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 638 - 641), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
Johnnie Bastón was sentenced to death for the robbery and murder of Chong Mah. He now appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Bastón argues that the sentencing court considered improper aggravating factors and failed to consider the correct mitigating factors when determining whether a sentence of death was appropriate, and that the sentencing court acted with such bias against him that any errors could not be cured by appellate reweighing of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Clemons v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Richard Cooey v. Ralph Coyle, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- State v. BastonOhio Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Jeffrey D. Lundgren v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Lee Moore v. Betty MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
- Eley v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Landrum v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Goff v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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