U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2004

Aaron Leigh Cyars v. Gerald Hofbauer

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Decided September 7, 2004 · Siler, Moore, Baldock

383 F.3d 485; 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 18808; 2004 WL 1960147 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

N.C. Deday LaRene (argued and briefed), LaRene & Kriger, Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellant., Joseph A. Puleo (argued and briefed), Asst. Pros. Atty., Office of Prosecuting Attorney, Detroit, MI, Diane L. Galbraith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Attorney General, Habeas Corpus Div., Lansing, MI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Cases that cite this one

29 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

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Brent Smith v. Kurt Jones (6th Cir. 2009)
Wallace v. Bell (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2005)
Woodmore v. Tanner (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2025)
Martin v. Gray (District Court, N.D. Ohio 2025)
Goncalves v. Green (District Court, W.D. Kentucky 2024)
Bria Blackmon v. Shawn Brewer (6th Cir. 2023)
Morgan v. Douglas (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2023)
McKay v. Stephenson (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2023)
Christopher Smith v. Warden, Toledo Corr. Inst. (6th Cir. 2022)
Christopher Smith v. Warden, Toledo Corr. Inst. (6th Cir. 2022)
Gibson v. Romanowski (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2022)
Maxwell v. Winn (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2022)
Nicholson v. Haas (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2022)
Lavington v. Carl (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2022)
Carter v. Vashaw (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2022)
United States v. James Jackson (6th Cir. 2021)
Danny Hill v. Timothy Shoop (6th Cir. 2021)
Smith v. Vashaw (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2021)
Granderson v. Jackson (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2020)
Bass v. Burt (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2019)
Abraitis v. Horton (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2019)
Washington v. Chapman (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2019)
Knight v. Smith (District Court, E.D. Michigan 2019)
Brown v. Bobby (6th Cir. 2011)

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Opinion of the Court

Dissenting Opinion

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