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Oren Lewis v. Brand Huffman, Superintendent, South Mississippi Correctional Institution
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-60668 · judgment April 10, 2025
Questions presented
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If PETITIONER WAS DEPRIVED OF A FAIR TRIAL BEFORE AN IMPARTIAL JURY BECAUSE A JUROR CONCEALED RELEVENT INFORMATION ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DEFENDANT AND THE MOTHER OF THE VICTIM, THE LATTER BEING A CRITICAL WITNESS FOR THE STATE AT TRIAL.
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IF TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN FAILING TO RESEARCH APPLICABLE LAW AND TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE AGAINST LEWIS AND TO UTILIZE READILY AVAILABLE EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE.
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IF TRIAL COUNSEL INEFFECTIVELY FAILED TO USE TO COURT EXPERT TEsTIMONY FOR DIRECT OR CROSS-EXAMINATION
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Cynthia A. Stewart
Cynthia A. Stewart, Attorney, P.A.
For respondent
Erin Elizabeth Rutherford
Mississippi Attorney General's Office
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, November 10, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 10 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 09 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 08 2025Waiver of right of respondent Brand Huffman to respond filed.
- Jul 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2025)