No. 19-7847

Lee D. Watts v. Tennessee

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2020-03-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confession confession-suppression criminal-interrogation criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance police-interrogation police-questioning right-to-counsel sixth-amendment suppression voluntariness
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner's original trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of U.S. Const. Amn. 6

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . Question #1: Whether pevitioner’s Orig aal trial counsel cendered ineffechive assistance of counsel 19 violekion of U.S. Const. Amn. 6 when counsel failed Yo Pursve suppression of Petitioner's confession because PeliVonec tavoked a reques\ Sar counsel doeing Pebikioner’s police \averview, aad because he requested +o end all questioning. Question #2: Whether tne Tennessee Couch of | 7 Criminal Kopeals decided an venporvant federal question Va a way thek cons\icts wit Fare v. : Michael GC. 442 U.S. 107 Gad), Loikin v. Solem, 116 F.2d 532 08% Cie. 1483); Michigan v. Mosely, 423 U5 96 ; (1975), Powell v. Alabama, 287 0.5.45 932), Smith v. Dugger, AM F.2d AGH CU Cic. 1490); Semith v. Wainwright; W171 £24 609 Ge Cic. 1985); S¥yare v. Bailey, B84 F.2d 738 Cikan. 1945); Stake v. Wright, 477 A 1265 Crs 1984); and U.S. v. De Coster 487 F248 1197 CO. Cir. 1973),

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-23
Waiver of right of respondent State of Tennessee to respond filed.
2020-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2020)

Attorneys

Lee Dewayne Watts
Lee Dewayne Watts — Petitioner
State of Tennessee
Brent C. CherryTennessee Attorney General, Respondent