BICKHAM v. WINN

No. 16-2174.

888 F.3d 248 (2018)

Martez Romal BICKHAM, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Thomas WINN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael L. Mittlestat , STATE APPELLATE DEFENDER OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Bruce H. Edwards , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael L. Mittlestat, STATE APPELLATE DEFENDER OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Bruce H. Edwards, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

SILER, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which THAPAR, J., joined in part and in the result. THAPAR, J. (pg. 253), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and in the judgment. WHITE, J. (pp. 253-56), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.


OPINION

Petitioner Martez Bickham appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus, in which he argues that the Michigan trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial by closing the courtroom during voir dire.

We affirm the district court's denial of Bickham's petition...

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