No. 18-7657

Devi Smith v. Patrick Warren, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-counsel appellate-procedure criminal-trial defense-counsel defense-witnesses direct-review effective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment trial
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the petitioner deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel at trial?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED WAS THE PETITIONER DEPRIVED OF HIS SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO THE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE GF COUNSEL AT TRIAL WHERE DEFENSE COUNSEL FAILED TO CALL CRITICAL DEFENSE WITNESSES AND APPELLATE COUNSEL FAILED TO RAISE THIS CLAIM ON DIRECT REVIEW? PARTIES : The Petitioner is Devi Loren Smith, a prisoner at Lakeland Correctional Facility located at 141 First Street, Coldwater Michigan, 49036. The Respondents are the State Of Michigan and Noah Nagy, the warden at the Lakeland Correctional Facility.

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent Patrick Warren, Warden to respond filed.
2019-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Devi Smith
Devi Smith — Petitioner
Devi Smith — Petitioner
Patrick Warren, Warden
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent