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BROOKS v. BOBBY

No. 11-4142.

660 F.3d 959 (2011)

Reginald BROOKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David BOBBY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

November 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Michael J. Benza , Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Alan C. Rossman , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Cleveland, Ohio, for Petitioner. Thomas E. Madden , Stephen E. Maher , Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. William S. Lazarow , Columbus, Ohio, for Amicus Curiae.

Before: SUTTON, McKEAGUE and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Reginald Brooks murdered his three sons as they lay sleeping in their Cleveland home on the morning of March 6, 1982, two days after his wife served him with divorce papers. An Ohio court sentenced Brooks to death for the crimes. After unsuccessfully challenging his conviction and sentence on direct appeal and collateral review in state court, Brooks filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district...

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