LORRAINE v. COYLE

No. 01-3464.

291 F.3d 416 (2002)

Charles L. LORRAINE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Ralph COYLE, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed May 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luigia Tenuta (argued and briefed), Dublin, OH, Marc S. Triplett (briefed), Bellefontaine, OH, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Michael L. Collyer (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Capital Crimes Section, Cleveland, OH, Henry G. Appel, Attorney General's Office of Ohio, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before NORRIS, SUHRHEINRICH, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Finding the petitioner's claims of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel meritorious, the district court conditionally granted a writ of habeas corpus to Petitioner Charles L. Lorraine. Respondent Ralph Coyle appeals. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE.

I. Background

A. Facts

On the evening of May 6, 1986, Petitioner went to the home of Doris and...

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