Clardy v. Pounds

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION THOMAS E. CLARDY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 3:19-cv-01098 ) Judge Aleta A. Trauger ZAC POUNDS, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM On June 30, 2023, the court conditionally granted petitioner Thomas Clardy’s Petition for the Writ of Habeas Corpus, based on the court’s finding that he had received ineffective assistance of trial counsel and that the state court’s decision to the contrary was an unreasonable application of clearly established Supreme Court precedent. See Clardy v. Pounds, No.…