Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit December 23, 2002, No. 01-3549 (Lovejoy v. Collins)

OMEARA, District Judge.

On August 16, 1993, Nathan Curry, a known marijuana dealer, was shot to death in the apartment in Franklin County, Ohio where he lived with his wife and children. The petitioner and another man identified as Daryl Steferson were later arrested.

Petitioner Lovejoy was brought before the state trial court, charged with five crimes:

1.