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- Title: Couch v. Jabe
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 01, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
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Petitioner George G. Couch ("Couch") and co-defendant Ronald L. Jordan were jury convicted of first degree murder in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Michigan, on August 5, 1982. Couch was sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment on September 15, 1982. After Couch failed to timely appeal his conviction, the Michigan Court of Appeals denied his delayed application for leave to appeal on November 16, 1984, as did the Michigan Supreme Court on November 25, 1985. Couchs federal habeas corpus petition was dismissed without prejudice on exhaustion grounds on August 18, 1986. His delayed motion for a new trial was subsequently denied on December 29, 1986. The Michigan Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court thereafter denied applications for leave to appeal on November 3, 1987, and March 28, 1988, respectively. Couch then filed this second petition for habeas corpus with the Eastern District of Michigan on June 9, 1989. On May 21, 1990, the court adopted the magistrates Report and Recommendation and denied Couchs petition. For the following reasons, we decline to reach Couchs substantive claims and instead remand the case for further consideration.