U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Edmund Zagorski v. Tony Mays
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge Ransey Guy Cole Jr.
- Senior Judge Deborah L. Cook
- Judge Richard Allen Griffin
Case history
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Oct. 10, 2018decided Decision issued in Edmund Zagorski v. Tony Mays
Opinions and writings
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge. *415The State of Tennessee has scheduled petitioner Edmund Zagorski's execution for tomorrow, October 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. He moves this court for a stay of execution. For the reasons that follow, we GRANT petitioner's motion and hereby ORDER the execution stayed. A Te…
RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0226p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT EDMUND ZAGORSKI, ┐ Petitioner-Appellant, │ │…
COOK, Circuit Judge, dissenting. I respectfully dissent. The majority balances four competing factors and determines that Zagorski's appeal warrants a stay. I come to the opposite conclusion. As the majority acknowledges, Zagorski's appeal is virtually unwinnable. The district court's decision to grant a certificate of appealability, with its easier-to-meet standard, coincided with her thorough analysis in deciding…