No. 25-54
David Lynn Richards, Jr. v. Tennessee
Response Waived
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a business owner and minister wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing an adopted child can challenge his conviction based on claims of innocence
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
David Lynn Richards, Jr., a business owner and minister who has always maintained his innocence, was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing one of his adopted children, A.M.R. The trial court described this
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-21
Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
2025-07-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 14, 2025)
Attorneys
David Lynn Richards, Jr.
Stephen Ross Johnson — Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall, P.C., Petitioner
Stephen Ross Johnson — Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall, P.C., Petitioner
Tennessee
Edwin Alan Groves Jr. — Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, Respondent
Edwin Alan Groves Jr. — Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, Respondent