Legal Opinion
West v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2008No. 05-5132, 05-6219PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, C.J., joined by Norris, J.,
MOORE, J. (pp. 567-70), delivered a separate opinion dissenting in part and concurring in the judgment only in part.
OPINION
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
Stephen Michael West appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. West argues that the state trial court erred by refusing to admit two exculpatory pieces of evidence, that the trial was prejudiced by prosecutorial misconduct, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial. We reject these arguments and affirm the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
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