Tuggle v. Thompson

Memorandum Opinion

TURK, District Judge.

Petitioner Lem Davis Tuggle, through counsel, has filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Tuggle claims that the following constitutional errors tainted his conviction and sentence:

1) The trial court failed to appoint an independent psychiatrist and an expert pathologist to assist in the preparation of Tuggle’s defense;

2) The conduct of the trial court and the prosecution worked to deny Tuggle of his right to a trial by an impartial jury;

3) There was insufficient evidence to convict Tuggle of murder…