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By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Since the last edition: In favor of an individual Leonard Edward Smith v. State,   2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 793 (Tenn. Crim. App.9/21/2010) ?[T]he post-conviction court erred in denying the Petitioner’s claim that his trial attorneys provided constitutionally ineffective assistance in their investigation and presentation of available evidence in support of their motion to recuse the 1995 resentencing judge.? In favor of the Government Timothy Hoffner v. Bradshaw, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 19747 (6th Cir. 9/23/2010)  Case ?concern[s] a challenge to the district court’s denial of defendant’s request for habeas relief from a conviction for aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, robbery and a sentence of death.  In affirming, the court held that the district court correctly denied defendant’s request for habeas relief on his claim that the trial court violated his due process rights by improperly weighing the statutory aggravating factors of his crime...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on September 28, 2010 (boomark / email).