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