Opinion of the Court — White v. Curtis

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Type: Opinion of the Court
Filed: July 26, 2002
Case: White v. Curtis
Case status: Decided

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ORDER Lonnie James White, a Michigan prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s order and judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a). White was convicted of second degree murder after a bench trial. He was sentenced on February 2, 1993, to 30 to 50 years in prison. The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction after remand for a hearing regarding White’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, and the Michigan Supreme Court denied *699 his application for leave to appeal on February 27, 1996, on the ground that it was not timely filed. On April 25, 1997, White filed a motion for relief from judgment which was finally denied on February 29, 2000. White filed an initial habeas corpus petition on April 26, 2000, although the petition had been signed and dated on March 19, 2000. In an amended petition and supporting brief, White raised three grounds for relief: (1) his conviction was obtained in violation …

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