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McGHEE v. YUKINS

No. 99-1493.

229 F.3d 506 (2000)

Darnita McGHEE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joan YUKINS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Susan M. Meinberg (argued and briefed), State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.

Janet A. Napp (argued and briefed), Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, Vincent J. Leone, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Habeas Corpus Division, Lansing, MI, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Susan M. Meinberg, STATE APPELLATE DEFENDER OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.

Janet A. Napp, OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: KENNEDY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges; KATZ, District Judge.

DAVID A. KATZ, District Judge.

Petitioner/Appellant Darnita McGhee appeals the district court's denial of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the following reasons, we shall affirm that judgment.

We are publishing this opinion in order to clarify the difference between the standards to be applied on direct review of a criminal conviction and the standards to be applied on collateral review of state court decisions.

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