Legal Opinion

Hero Tiera T. Smith, f/k/a Tiera T. Smith v. Kimberly Hughey, Warden, and Attorney General of the State of Delaware

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided February 2, 2026No. 1:18-cv-00123Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE HERO TIERA T. SMITH, f/k/a TIERA T. ) SMITH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 18-123 (MN) ) KIMBERLY HUGHEY, Warden, and ) ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) STATE OF DELAWARE, ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Hero Tiera T. Smith – Pro se Petitioner; Formerly Represented on Remand by Thomas A. Dreyer – Attorney for Petitioner. Kathryn J. Garrison, Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE – Attorney for Respondents. February 2, 2026 Wilmington, Delaware IWA, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE: Petitioner Hero Tiera T.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Timothy Ross v. David VaranoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  5. Michael Lacava v. Kenneth D. Kyler the District Attorney for Philadelphia County the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005

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