Smith v. Doe

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION BRAD HUNTER SMITH PETITIONER v. No. 4:22-cv-00584-JTK DEXTER PAYNE, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction RESPONDENT ORDER 1. Brad Hunter Smith seeks habeas relief from his state court capital murder conviction and life imprisonment sentence. The Cleveland County jury found Smith acted with premeditation and deliberation when he killed Cherrish Allbright. Deciding the aggravators outweighed the mitigating circumstance, the jury imposed the death penalty. The jury also found Smith guilty of kidnapping and…