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Michael T. Smith v. City of Lakewood, Ohio
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County, No. 114186 · judgment July 10, 2025
Pending
Question presented
Whether the Due Process Clause permits a reviewing court, in applying Jackson v. Virginia and Lockhart v. Nelson, to sustain a criminal conviction by treating evidence admitted at trial only for a limited, nontruth purpose as substantive proof of an element of the offense.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael T. Smith
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
26M6, 25A1125
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Motion (26M6) Granted.
- Jul 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 05 2026Motion (26M6) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
- Jun 03 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 5, 2026)
- Apr 14 2026Application (25A1125) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until June 19, 2026.
- Apr 09 2026Application (25A1125) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 20, 2026 to June 19, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.