STERMER v. WARREN

No. 19-1075.

959 F.3d 704 (2020)

Linda STERMER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Millicent WARREN, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Linus Banghart-Linn , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Wolfgang Mueller , MUELLER LAW FIRM, Novi, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Linus Banghart-Linn , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Debra K. Hampton , HAMPTON LAW OFFICE, PLLC, Edmond, Oklahoma, for Appellee.

CLAY, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which MOORE, J., joined. SUTTON, J. (pp. 741-47), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.


OPINION

Petitioner Linda Stermer was convicted of felony murder in the course of committing an arson and was sentenced to life in prison. The State of Michigan charged her with killing her husband by setting both him and their house on fire. At trial, the state used...

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