EADY v. MORGAN

No. 06-5731.

515 F.3d 587 (2007)

Ernest B. EADY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jack MORGAN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Christopher R. Pudelski, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. David H. Findley, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Christopher. R. Pudelski, Steven C. Wu, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. David H. Findley, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: KENNEDY, MARTIN, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Mr. Ernest B. Eady appeals the judgment of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Mr. Eady was convicted of second degree murder in Tennessee state court. He argues that he was entitled to a writ of habeas corpus because there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and because his counsel had provided ineffective assistance on direct appeal. Both his claims...

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