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HARRIS v. LAFLER

Nos. 05-2104, 05-2159.

553 F.3d 1028 (2009)

Karl HARRIS, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Blaine C. LAFLER, Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Janet A. VanCleve, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. John F. Royal, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: B. Eric Restuccia, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. John F. Royal, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: ROGERS, SUTTON and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Karl Harris of violating several Michigan criminal laws, including second-degree murder, and the judge sentenced him to 52 to 77 years in prison. His state-court efforts to obtain relief came to naught, and he filed this federal habeas corpus petition, which the district court rejected in all respects, save one: It granted relief on his Brady claim that the prosecution failed to disclose three statements...

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