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Wong v. Smith

Petition for certiorari denied on November 1, 2010
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
09-1031 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2010

Issue: Do 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) and this Court’s precedent permit federal habeas corpus relief on a claim that a state judge unconstitutionally “coerces” jurors to return a guilty verdict by identifying specific evidence in the case as important and instructing them to consider it?

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents