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ARNETT v. JACKSON

No. 03-4375.

393 F.3d 681 (2005)

James ARNETT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Wanza JACKSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 6, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Douglas R. Cole, Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Charles H. Bartlett, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Douglas R. Cole, Stuart A. Cole, Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Charles H. Bartlett, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee. Mark B. Greenlee, Shaker Heights, Ohio, for Amicus Curiae.

Before: CLAY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; MATIA, Chief District Judge.

MATIA, Chief District Judge.

In 1997, Petitioner James Arnett entered guilty pleas in the Common Pleas Court of Hamilton County, Ohio, on ten counts of rape and one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor. He was sentenced to 51 years in prison. In announcing this sentence, the trial court judge addressed the heinous nature of Arnett's conduct and referenced a Biblical passage. Petitioner appealed his sentence to the...

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