Tamatha Lynn Melom v. Stone County, Mississippi
DueProcess
1. Whether the seizure, destruction, and permanent transfer of a citizen's lawfully owned dogs, based on untested hearsay, without production of police reports, and without an opportunity to confront witnesses, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
2. Whether a state court violates the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments by relying on testimony from a witness who was subpoenaed but never appeared, and by prohibiting the accused from presenting exculpatory evidence such as sworn affidavits and physical proof.
3. Whether judicial bias and selective enforcement - including mischaracterizing a private custody agreement as a "court order" to claim a violation - violate the Equal Protection Clause and the right to a fair trial.
Whether the seizure, destruction, and permanent transfer of a citizen's lawfully owned dogs, based on untested hearsay, without production of police reports, and without an opportunity to confront witnesses, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; Whether a state court violates the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments by relying on testimony from a witness who was subpoenaed but never appeared, and by prohibiting the accused from presenting exculpatory evidence such as sworn affidavits and physical proof; Whether judicial bias and selective enforcement including mischaracterizing a private custody agreement as a 'court order' to claim a violation violate the Equal Protection Clause and the right to a fair trial