Kennedy v. Mackie

SILER, Circuit Judge.

In 2006, a Wayne County Circuit Court jury found Dana Kennedy guilty of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Kennedy appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Certificates of Appealability (COA) have been granted on the following issues: (1) the use at trial of an erroneous ballistics report from the Detroit Crime Laboratory; (2) an informant’s post-trial recantation of his testimony; (3) denial…