Dushon Hampton v. United States

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• indicating that the Circuit “should presume the Michigan Supreme Court would agree [with the Michigan Court of Appeals] unless it[’]s clear the Michigan Supreme Court would likely disagree”
• noting that the defendant, who received probation for the underlying offense, “became entitled under Michigan law to vote and hold public office once he was released from custody” or “upon completion of his sentence.”
• departing from interpretation of Michigan law by earlier Sixth Circuit panel based on intervening caselaw by intermediate state appellate court
• departing from prior panel opinion on state-law issue on the basis of intervening caselaw from intermediate court
• “Habeas review is an extraordinary remedy and ‘will not be allowed to do service for an appeal.’” (quoting Reed, 512 U.S. at 354)
• “Habeas review is an extraordinary remedy and ‘will not be allowed to do service for an appeal.’” (quoting Reed, 512 U.S. at 354)

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