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WOFFORD v. WOODS

No. 18-2367.

969 F.3d 685 (2020)

Melvin WOFFORD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jeffrey WOODS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 13, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David Porter , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Colleen P. Fitzharris , FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: David Porter , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Colleen P. Fitzharris , FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: BOGGS, BATCHELDER, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The right to "trial by an impartial jury" guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment contains certain substantive requirements. Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. ___, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 1395, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020). One of these is the rule, established since the Middle Ages, that the trial judge cannot remove a juror...

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