The Michigan Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. People v. Mullins, 488 Mich. 910 (Mich. 2010). Petitioner then simultaneously filed a habeas corpus petition and a motion to hold the petition in abeyance while he exhausted additional claims in state court.
Mullins filed an application for leave to appeal in the Michigan Supreme Court, raising the same claims raised in the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Michigan Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. People v. Mullins, 488 Mich. 910 (2010). Mullins then filed a habeas-corpus petition.
The Supreme Court denied his application on October 26, 2010. People v. Mullins, 488 Mich. 910, 789 N.W.2d 484 (2010). Mullins neither filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court nor a motion for relief from judgment with the state trial court.
The Michigan Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. People v. Mullins, 488 Mich. 910 (Mich. 2010). Petitioner then filed the pending petition, raising the same claims raised on direct appeal. He simultaneously filed a Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance.