SCOTT v. ELO

No. 01-1475.

302 F.3d 598 (2002)

Cortez SCOTT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank ELO, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Sterling Lawrence (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Janet A. Van Cleve (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Habeas Corpus Division, Lansing, MI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before: KENNEDY, SUHRHEINRICH, and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Cortez Scott appeals the denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I.

Following a jury trial in Genesee County (Michigan) Circuit Court, petitioner Cortez Scott was convicted of first degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The Michigan Court of Appeals summarized the underlying...

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