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McKINNEY v. HOFFNER

No. 15-1374.

830 F.3d 363 (2016)

James McKINNEY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Bonita J. HOFFNER, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 19, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jerrold E. Schrotenboer , Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, Jackson, Michigan, for Appellant. Brett DeGroff , State Appellate Defender Office, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jerrold E. Schrotenboer , Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, Jackson, Michigan, for Appellant. Brett DeGroff , Valerie R. Newman , State Appellate Defender Office, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

McKEAGUE, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which BATCHELDER, J., joined. STRANCH, J. (pp. 375-76), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

James McKinney shot and killed his partially paralyzed roommate, James Harper. McKinney then fled in Harper's van, carrying Harper's wallet and in possession of the gun he used to kill Harper. After McKinney was arrested, he confessed to murdering Harper. McKinney successfully moved to suppress the confession...

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