Stating that "Petitioner does not show that the relationship between [defense counsel and the prosecuting attorney], which resulted when each of their surviving parents married later in life, created a conflict of interest"
The Michigan Supreme Court also denied leave to appeal "because the defendant has failed to meet the burden of establishing entitlement to relief under M.C.R. 6.508(D)." People v. Gonzales, 487 Mich. 853 (Mich. July 26, 2010). Gonzales then moved for the Court to reopen this habeas proceeding, which the Court did. Gonzales raises these claims in his habeas corpus petition:
