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Oscar Smith v. Tennessee

IFP petition · Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Division, No. M2020-00485-CCA-R3-ECN · judgment October 2, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Question presented

Whether a state court violates the federal due process rights of a deathsentenced prisoner who has asserted a colorable claim of juror bias and/or misconduct when it interprets and applies procedural rules in a manner that deprives the prisoner of any of process to prove that his fundamental right to a fair and impartial jury has been violated?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amy Dawn Harwell
Federal Public Defender TNM

For respondent
Zachary Thomas Hinkle
Tennessee Attorney General & Reporter

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Oct 04 2021
Petition DENIED.
Jun 17 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Jun 10 2021
Reply of petitioner Oscar Smith filed.
Main Document
May 27 2021
Brief of respondent State of Tennessee in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Other
May 03 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix