No. 18-9154
Jeffrey William Smith v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure-criminal constitutional-rights criminal-case criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion jury-instructions life-imprisonment life-sentence mitigating-factors sentencing sentencing-guidelines separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2019-06-13
Question Presented (from Petition)
ATEPTED CAPITAL CASE
THE INSTRUCTON ANO GIVE IT IN THE PROPER FORM; CITEDIN) "WHALEY V. COMMONDEALh, 214 VA.353 (1973) AND IN " FI5hBACK v. COMMONWEGITh, 260 VA.104(2000).
CORRECT A DEFECTIVE INSTRUCTION, INSTEAD YOU MUST PECIDE WHEATHER THE COURT'S ANSWER TO THE JURROR'S QUESTION WAS IW FACT DEFECTIVE AND INACCURATE?
S H ND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCHS FUNCTION OF ADMINISTERING THE PUNISH MENT.
LIFE SENTENE, THE DEFINITON OF LIFE IMPRISONMUT IN TERMS OF YEAKS?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the circuit court erred in failing to correct a defective jury instruction
Docket Entries
2019-08-23
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-08-01
DISTRIBUTED.
2019-07-01
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-20
Waiver of right of respondent Harold W. Clarke to respond filed.
2019-04-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 6, 2019)
Attorneys
harold W. Clarke
Toby Jay Heytens — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Jeffrey William Smith
Jeffrey William Smith — Petitioner