RENICO v. LETT

No. 09-338.

130 S.Ct. 1855 (2010)

559 U.S. 766

Paul RENICO, Warden, Petitioner, v. Reginald LETT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel D. McGormley, for petitioner.

Marla R. McCowan, Detroit, MI, appointed by this Court, for the respondent.

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, B. Eric Restuccia, Michigan Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lansing, MI, Joel D. McGormley, Division Chief, Laura L. Moody, First Assistant, Appellate Division, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey T. Green, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., Sarah O'Rourke Schrup, Chicago, IL, Marla Rose McCowan, Counsel of Record, Michael Mittlestat, Assistant Defenders, State Appellate Defender Office of Michigan, Detroit, MI, for Respondent.


Chief Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to review the grant of a writ of habeas corpus to a state prisoner under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). The District Court in this case issued the writ to respondent Reginald Lett on the ground that his Michigan murder conviction violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

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