BLACKMON v. BOOKER

No. 04-1502.

394 F.3d 399 (2004)

Roy BLACKMON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Raymond BOOKER, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Janet A. Van Cleve, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Steven F. Fishman, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Janet A. Van Cleve, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Steven F. Fishman, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: SILER, SUTTON, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

FARRIS, Circuit Judge.

Raymond Booker appeals the district court's grant of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to Roy Blackmon, arguing that Blackmon did not fairly present his federal constitutional claims to the Michigan courts and that the writ was improperly granted on the merits. We reverse.

Blackmon was convicted on one count of homicide, two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily...

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