CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Theriot v MacLaren
Alleged sentencing fraud and relief from a habeas judgment
Decided
The citation
Theriot v MacLaren, order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered November 9, 2026 (Case No. 15-cv-13679)
From the case summary
Theriot sought § 2254 relief from state convictions including second-degree murder and assault with intent to commit murder. The district court denied the petition on the merits, and the Sixth Circuit affirmed on procedural-default grounds. He later sought relief from the…
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