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Jermel Leon Reed v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Virginia, No. 210585 · judgment March 10, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

A. Was Reed’s right to a grand jury indictment secured by the Fourteenth and Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution was violated when Reed was not properly indicted by a grand jury? B. Was Reed’s right to the effective assistance of counsel, secured by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution was violated when Reed’s counsel failed to contest jurisdiction due to the lack of proper indictments. i PETITION FOR CERTIORARI

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Dale Reese Jensen
Dale Jensen, PLC

For respondent
Andrew Nathan Ferguson
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 06 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jun 30 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Harold W. Clarke to respond filed.
  4. Jun 02 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 14, 2022)