U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In re Courtney Caldwell
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge Alan Eugene Norris
- Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton
- Senior Judge Deborah L. Cook
Case history
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March 8, 2019decided Decision issued in In re Courtney Caldwell
Opinions and writings
SUTTON, Circuit Judge. Federal habeas law gives an inmate one clean shot at relief for each judgment that confines him. In this case we see an uncommon application of that rule. Courtney Caldwell pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated robbery in two separate cases in the same court on the same day. He initially filed a habeas petition challenging his murder conviction. Then he challeng…