Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids.
Nos. 1:15-cv-00447; 1:99-cr-00076-1—Robert J. Jonker, District Judge.
Argued: May 24, 2022
Decided and Filed: August 4, 2022
Before: BATCHELDER, MOORE, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from the denial of a
28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for relief. We granted a certificate of appealability (COA) on four
issues: an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel (IAC) claim concerning an alleged conflict of
interest, a Brady claim concerning the FBI’s method of analyzing hair samples, an IAC claim
concerning the investigation at the guilt stage, and an IAC claim concerning the mitigation
investigation and presentation at the penalty stage. We find no merit to any of these claims and
AFFIRM. |