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MAHDI v. BAGLEY

No. 05-3471.

522 F.3d 631 (2008)

Abdullah Sharif Kaazim MAHDI, f/k/a Vernon Smith, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Margaret BAGLEY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robert K. Lowe, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Carol Ann Ellensohn, Assistant Attorney General, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Robert K. Lowe, Kimberly S. Rigby, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Carol Ann Ellensohn, Assistant Attorney General, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, Ohio, Michael L. Collyer, Assistant Attorney General, Capital Crimes Section, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; MOORE and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Abdullah Sharif Kaazim Mahdi (f/k/a Vernon Smith) appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. Mahdi argues that the district court erred in finding that: (1) his trial counsel was not ineffective; (2) his appellate counsel was not ineffective; and (3) the retroactive application of a change in Ohio case law did not constitute a violation of the Due Process Clause...

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