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Wayne C. Murphy v. Shannon Butrum, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-6039 · judgment May 21, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 26, 2026

Question presented

DID THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ERRONEOUSLY DENY PETITIONERS HABEAS CORPUS PETITION BECAUSE OF PROCEDURAL DEFAULT WITHOUT REVIEWING THE RECORD AS WELL AS BASING ITS DECISION ON THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS FINDINGS IN VIOLATION OF THE FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. DID THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ERRONEOUSLY DENIED PETITIONER INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL PETITION WITHOUT REVIEWING THE RECORD OF THE CASE WHERE PETITIONER WAS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY IN THE FIRST-DEGREE UNDER KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTE (KRS) 515.020. PRIOR TO TRIAL, COUNSEL WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE FIFTH AND SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND; CLEARLY ESTABLISHED FEDERAL LAW, AS DETERMINED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE STRICKLAND STANDARD. DID THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ERRONEOUSLY DENY PETITIONERS HABEAS CORPUS PETITION BECAUSE OF PROCEDURAL DEFAULT WITHOUT REVIEWING THE RECORD AS WELL AS BASING ITS DECISION ON THE UNITED STATES DISTRIC T COURTS FINDINGS WITHOUT REVIEW THESE ARGUMENT ON THE MERITS OF THE CASE IN VIOLATION OF THE FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Wayne C. Murphy

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 26 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 08 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
  3. Sep 19 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2025)