Legal Opinion
Smith v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2010No. 05-6653UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Oscar Franklin “Frank” Smith, a Tennessee prisoner sentenced to death, challenges his conviction for murdering his wife and two stepsons. Smith appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging ineffective assistance of his trial counsel and a government failure to disclose evidence. We affirm.
I. Background
The Tennessee Supreme Court opinion denying Smith’s direct appeal adequately sets forth the facts underlying his conviction, State v. Smith, 868 S.W.2d 561, 565-68 (Tenn.1993), and we draw from those facts here. At…
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