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THOMAS v. MEKO

No. 17-5824.

915 F.3d 1071 (2019)

Yaqob Tafan THOMAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joseph P. MEKO, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 14, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kevin M. Lamb , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. James C. Shackelford , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KENTUCKY, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kevin M. Lamb , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. James C. Shackelford , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KENTUCKY, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: COLE, Chief Judge; GRIFFIN and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Yaqob Thomas was convicted of murder in Kentucky state court. He now seeks federal habeas relief, arguing that the Kentucky definition of murder violates due process because it prescribes two mental states—intent to kill and extreme indifference to human life—as alternative means for the...

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