WYNNE v. RENICO

Nos. 03-2319, 09-1148.

606 F.3d 867 (2010)

Scott WYNNE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Paul RENICO, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Brad H. Beaver, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. John R. Minock, Law Offices, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Brad H. Beaver, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. John R. Minock, Law Offices, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellee.

SUTTON, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which REEVES, D. J., joined. MARTIN, J. (pp. 872-75), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the reasoning and conclusion of the lead opinion.


OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Scott Wynne of murdering his neighbor, Philip Timmerman, and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. Unable to obtain relief from the state courts, Wynne petitioned the federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court granted the writ, holding that the state courts denied Wynne his constitutional right to present a complete defense when...

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