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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


Certiorari denied · November 10, 2025

Questions presented

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  1. Nov 10 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 09 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
  3. Oct 08 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Brand Huffman to respond filed.
  4. Jul 03 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2025)