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THOMPKINS v. BERGHUIS

No. 06-2435.

547 F.3d 572 (2008)

Van Chester THOMPKINS, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Mary BERGHUIS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Elizabeth L. Jacobs, Law Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Janet A. VanCleve, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Elizabeth L. Jacobs, Law Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Brad H. Beaver, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MOORE, CLAY, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Van Chester Thompkins, Jr. ("Thompkins") appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Following a jury trial in 2002 in Michigan state court, Thompkins was convicted of first-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and several firearms-related charges. After exhausting the state appeals process, Thompkins filed in the United States District Court...

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