Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit October 11, 2001, 00-3506, 00-3889 (James H. Hinkle, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Michael Randle, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-Appellee)

OPINION

BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Petitioner filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing arguments to the jury and that his counsel’s performance was constitutionally ineffective because he failed to object during the prosecutor’s closing argument.