No. 19-7513

Omar Smith v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2020-02-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 6th-amendment civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence-suppression ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel preliminary-hearing severance suppression-of-evidence trial-procedure trial-severance virginia-supreme-court witness-testimony
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-04-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Virginia Supreme Court erred in its rulings on ineffective assistance of counsel claims

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Omar Smith
Omar Smith — Petitioner
Omar Smith — Petitioner