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Lance Mitchell Owens v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Arkansas, No. 20-267 · judgment December 10, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Questions presented

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lance Mitchell Owens

For respondent
Michael Anthony Cantrell
Office of the Arkansas Attorney General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jun 24 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Payne, Dir., AR DOC to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. May 18 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 24, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service