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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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
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)