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In Re Jessie D. McDonald

Paid petition

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

Whether the state supreme court judgment is in violation of the ex post facto clause of the U.S. Constitution? 2.Whether the state supreme court had personal jurisdiction over petitioner to reinstate the criminal conviction in the trial court?
Whether the trial court had personal jurisdiction over the petitioner? 4.Whether the trial court had jurisdiction to issue the order of commitment? 5.Whether the trial court judgment of conviction is void? 6.Whether this court exceeded the jurisdiction Conferred, by limiting petitioner to access of this court? 1.

For petitioner
Jessie D. McDonald

For respondent
Alexander C. Vey
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Oct 01 2018
Petition DENIED.
Jul 03 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Jun 11 2018
Supplemental brief of petitioner Jessie D. McDonald filed.
Jun 11 2018
Waiver of right of respondent Herbert H. Slatery, III to respond filed.
May 01 2018
Petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition filed. (Response due June 18, 2018)