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April 1, 2009
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from P&J April, 2009
Nichols v. U.S., No. 05-6452 (6th Cir.) (563 F.3d 240) (April 29, 2009) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder) by Ruling en banc, a divided Sixth Circuit reversed a prior panel decision which held that the petitioner, Thomas Nichols, has been denied the effective assistance of counsel by his attorney’s failure to …