Taylor v. Prelesnik, No. 09-1433 (6th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseAfter exhausting state appeals from his conviction for crimes including felony murder, defendant unsuccessfully petitioned the district court for habeas corpus. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial. A claim that defendant was required to walk in front of the jury in shackles was procedurally defaulted and defendant did not demonstrate prejudice that would excuse the default. A claim that failure to object constituted ineffective assistance of counsel was also defaulted.Defendant failed to allege any facts sufficient to make out an access-to-courts violation in regard to his prison's law library.
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