Death row inmate who brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend has appeal denied

The United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals this week denied habeas corpus relief for death row inmate Grady Brinkley after finding “little that one could say in mitigation” of his crimes. Brinkley was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, 18-year-old Shantae Smith. Court documents state [...]