No. 18-8851

Lester James Smith v. Georgia

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2019-04-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: attempt-to-elude criminal-procedure double-jeopardy double-punishment due-process equal-protection evidence-collection federalism investigative-techniques law-enforcement probable-cause prosecutorial-misconduct sentencing single-incident single-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the State of Georgia erred in sentencing Mr. Smith to multiple punishments for a single criminal act of attempt to elude police

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-20
Waiver of right of respondent Georgia to respond filed.
2019-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 17, 2019)

Attorneys

Georgia
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent
Lester James Smith
Lester Smith — Petitioner