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PEOPLES v. LAFLER

No. 11-2161.

734 F.3d 503 (2013)

Jesse PEOPLES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Blaine LAFLER, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 30, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Colter L. Paulson , Squire Sanders LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Laura Moody , Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Colter L. Paulson , Squire Sanders LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Andrea M. Christensen , Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: COLE and DONALD, Circuit Judges; MARBLEY, District Judge.

OPINION

BERNICE B. DONALD, Circuit Judge.

The only evidence connecting Jesse Peoples to the murder he now serves a life sentence for committing was the testimony of two men who, along with Peoples, occupied a stolen Jaguar where the murder weapon was found. During trial, the prosecutor elicited from these two witnesses known false testimony. Although the entire defense theory was that the two witnesses conspired to point the finger at Peoples, trial counsel...

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