Thurmond v. Smith et al

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ORDERED Clerk shall file petition and accompanying motion. FURTHER ORD Ps amended petition due 6/20/2010. FURTHER ORD any amended petition shall be complete in itself. FURTHER ORD P shall mark the amended petition as AMENDED w case number above. FURT HER ORD P 4 Motion for bail is DENIED. FURTHER ORD Clerk shall send P 2 2254 forms w instructions and a copy of the petition that he submitted. ( Forms and cpy of pet mailed 4/22/2010 ) FURTHER ORD Clerk shall correct docket entry # 7 to reflect t he filing is a notice rather than an amended petition. FURTHER ORD Clerk shall add AG as counsel for respondents and shall make informal electronic service of this Order upon Rs ( E-service performed 4/21/2010). FURTHER ORD Rs shall file and serve P w a set of exhibits ( as specified herein, see pdf order ). FURTHER ORD the exhibits shall be filed w a separate index ( as specified herein ). No further response other than the above is required at this time from Rs.( Amended Petition due by 6/20/2010., Exhibits by Rs due by 6/20/2010.) Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 4/21/2010. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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1 2 /F' 2 1 ,'' 7l r - 'J .r 7' ' - 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UN ITED STATES DISTRIC T CO U R T D ISTR IC T O F NEVA D A ED W A N TH U R M O N D , Pettoner, ii 3: 9- v- 0401 R CJ- A M 0c0 R ORDER 1I vs. l 2 G R EG SM I H ,etaI, T . 13 Res ondent . p s 14 l5 16 Thi h b a mat run e 28U. . . 2 5 c mesb f r t eCourf riialeve s a e s te d r SC 5 2 4 o eo e h to nt r iw i oft e petton underRul 4 oft e Rul s Gover i g Sec i n 2254 Cases and on pettoners h ii e h e nn to ii ' 17 18 l9 20 2l m oin ( 4) orb i Th fl gf e ha be npad. t # f a l e in e s e i o . i O n t e m ot n f r bai,none of t e aut ortes r l d upon by pettoner appl t a h io o l h h ii e i e ii yo f der lhabeas pr ceedi g. A f der lhabeas pr ceedi g i nota f der l i i alm ater ea o n ea o ns e a crm n t. Pr vson s c a 1 U. . .j 31 3 b - whch c nc r a p as off d r lc i ial o ii s u h s 8 S C 4 () i o en p e l e e a rm n convitons t a f der lappeal cour - hav no appl aton t t i pr ceedig. Si i ry, ci oea s t e i i o hs o c n mll a f der lcases concer i g t e gr ntofbai i f der l i i alc ses have not i g t do wih ea nn h a l n e a crm n a hn o t t i f der l h s e a habeas case, Nordo t e Nevada st t const utonal ovi i ns orst t t s r l d h ae i i pr s o t a ue ei e 22 23 24 25 upon by pet i ner hav any appl aton t t e gr nt of bai i a f der lhabeas c r us io t e i i oh c a ln e a op pr c edi g. To t e ex ent ar uendo,t atr l ase on bai m i htbe avai bl i a f der l oe n h t ,g h ee lg l en e a a habeas c r us pr ceedi g prort en r ofa decii n b t e f der l s rctcour,t e Coud op o n i o ty so y h e a diti th does notfnd - f l w i g a pr l i ar r vi w oft e paper pr sent d - t atsuch r l ase on i ol n o ei n y e e m h se e h ee bai i appr prat her i . The m oton f rbai t er f r w i be deni d. ls o ie en io lh e o e l l e 26 27 28 l Tur i g t i ii lr vi w ,t e petton i defci nti a num berofr spect . n n o n ta e e h ii s ie n e s 2 Fist G r und 1 f i t st t a coher nt cl i f r r l f appear t i per i si l rt o al o a e s e am o ei , e s o m m s by 3 com bi e a cl i ofi efectve assi t nce ofc uns l t m uli l ot eral ged c nstt tonal n am nf i sa o e wih tp e h l e o ii u 4 cl i s,and exc edst e page l iaton i t e i s r c i nsf rt e pettonf r .The45- age am e h i t i n h n tu to o h m ii o m p 5 gr und begi s on page 3 of t e petton as a cl i of i ef ect e as i t nc of appel t o n h ii am nfi v ssa e le a 6 counsel poredl undert e Fist Foudh,Fi h, x h and Foureent Am endm ent based pur t y h r, f Sit t th s 7 upon appel t c unsel al ged f i r t f der l e t e i sues pr sent d on diec appeal le o a 'l se al e o e ai h s u z e e rt . 8 St digonpage6oft epetton, iinerprviesdij itdar umentappearngt ar ue an h ii petto o d son e g iog 9 undery ng subst ntve cl i s.O n page 9 oft e petton, ii nerst t s: Pettoneri vok s li a i am h ii petto a e ' ii ne 1 alst t m en s atached her i f rpur oses off der l i g isues shoul f der lr vi w be 0 I ae tt en o p e ai n s z de a e e 11 needed. Due pr ces ,equal ot ct n,rghtt f ihearng byi pariludge 1,5,6,8,14 os pr e i i o ar i o m tj a 1 USCA. He t en i c udes w ihi t e gr und 38 pages ofwhatper aps i a subst ntal t n 2 ' ' h nl t nh o h s a i pori o l oft e openi g breffl d on hi diectappeal Att e end oft i i sered m at ral on page 3 h n ii e sr . h hs n t ei, 1 47,pettonerst t s:'M r Thur ond' conviton shoul be exam i ed as t e convi tonsw er 4 ii ae ' . m s ci d n h ci e 1 a ' icarige ofj stce' i vilton of t e Fist Fit Sit Eiht and Foureent 5 ' s ra m u i ' n oai h r fh xh g h th 1 Am endm ent of t e Unied St t s Cons iuton deni lof rght t r dr ss gover m ent f r 6 s h t ae tt i a i oee n o 1 gr v n esdue pr c s ( r c d r l d s bsa ta Eil r h t a f i h a ig,i p ril 7 i ac e o e s p o e u a an u t n il sc) i t o ar e rn m a t g a 1 j dge ast e Consiutondemands. 8u h tt i ' ' 1 9 Tot e ex entt at eder l ound 1 i coher nti t e fr tist nce, ii nerper aps h t h f a Gr s e n h is n a pet o t h 20 i atem ptng t pr senta cl i o i e#ectve as it nce ofappel t counseli Gr und 1 st ioe am f n i ss a le a no 21 t get erwi t e underyi gsubst ntve cl i spr s nt d ondiect oh th h ln a i am ee e r appeal twiha bl nket bu t a 22 assedi n t att e subst ntve cl i s now ar pr sent d as 'eder lzed'cl i s. U ndert e ohh a i am ee e ' f ai am h 23 i stuctonst t e Coud' r quied pettonf r , f der l n r i oh se r ii o m a e a habeaspettonermaynot ii combi e n 24 m uli l cons iutonal l i sw ihi a si gl gr und.Pettonert us m ay notc m bi e a cl i tp e tt i ca m tn n e o ii h on am 25 t at appelat couns l pr v ded i efectve ass s ance of counsel i al gedl f i ng t h le e oi nfi it nl e y al o i 26 f der l e t e cl i s pr sen ed on diec appealt get erw ih t e underyi g subs ant e e ai h am z et rt oh th ln ti v 27 cai s alcombi ed wihi a sngl gr und.l pettoneri f cti seeki g t pur ue eac one lm l n tn i e o f ii na s no s h 28 of he underyi g subst ntve cl i s,he m ustpr s nteach such cl i as a separ t gr und t ln a i am ee am ae o - 2- l s par t and apad fom t e i efec i e assi t nce cl i and separ t and apar f om each e ae r h n f tv sa am ae lr 2 ot er h. 3 The Cour expr sses no opiin att i j ncur ast whet eran such underyng te no hs u t e o h y li 4 subst ntv cl i s hav been f il pr sent d and exhaus ed as separ t and i dependent a ie a m e a ry e e t ae n 5 f der lsubs ant e cl i s i t e s at cours. Thi Coud' atem pt her i t di c r t e ea ti v am n h t e t s st en o s e n h 6 ambiuouspossbl it ntoft ej mbld and ic her ntf der lGr und 1doesnotsini g i e ne hu e no e e a o gf y 7 t at he pr sent ton ofa coresp ndi g cl i i t e s at cours w oul have f il pr sent d ht e ai r o n am n h t e t d a ry e e 8 t e subs antve cl i s as separ t and i dependen f der lcl i s i t e s at cours. h t i am ae n t e a am n h t e t 9 M or over m er l i cl di g a copy of st t cour brefng and m aki g a bl nket e , ey n u n ae t ii n a 1 asseri n t ataI cl i s asseded t er i now ar leder l ed'does notsufi i nty al ge a 0 th o I am h en e' f ai z fc e l l e 11 f der l ai f rr l fas t any pari ul rcl i . M or i r quied t st t a f der l ai f r e a cl m o e i e o t a am c e s e r o a e e a cl m o 1 r l ft an m ak ng a decl r ton t att e cl i i 'eder l' 2 ei h e i a a i h h am s ' f a. 1 3 The petton f r f rher I is a pettonert onl t o ex r pages t st t each ii o m u t i t m ii o yw ta o ae 1 separ t gr und. The 45- age Gr und 1f rex eedst i page I i, Outofan abundance 4 ae o p o ac hs it m 1 ofcauton,t e Cour w i per i pet i nert use a m axi um off urex r pages f reach 5 ih t l m t io l t o m o ta o 1 separ t gr und. 6 ae o 1 7 Pettoneraccor igl m ustam end t e pet i n t s at a coher ntgr und orgr unds i i dn y h io o t e t e o o 1 f rr l fas t t e cl i orcl i s t athe s eks t pr s nti G r und 1. He m us c m pl wih 8 o ei e o h am am h e o ee n o to y t 1 t e expanded page I i ton pr vi ed f rher i as t al cl i s i t e am ended petton. 9h iti ma od o en o I am n h ii 2 0 Second,G r und 6 al o i per i si l i cl des m uli l di er ntc nst utonal ai s o sm m s by n u tp e f e o i i f t cl m 21 w ihi a s ngl gr und. O n pr lm i ar r vi w , tappear t att er ar atI as ni e di tnc tn i e o ei n y e e i s h h e e e t n si t 22 cons iutonalcl i s orf agm en s ofcl i s w ihi G r und 6. Pettoner m ay notcom bi e tt i am r t am tn o i i n 23 cl i s ofi efec i e as i t nce ofcouns lwih al gat ns oft i lc ud eror Norm ay he am n f tv ssa etli eo ra o r. 24 com bi e unr l t d cl i s oft i lcour er or For exam pl ,pettoner m ay not com bi e a n e ae am ra t r. e ii n 25 cl i of cons iutonal er or bas d upon an al ged Br t n vi l ton w i a c ai of am tt i r e l e uo oa i t h lm 26 cons iutonal er or bas d upon h s r cei i g an enhanced s nt nc f r use of a deadl tt i r e i e vn e e eo y 27 w eapon. G r und 6 f rherexceeds t e al w ed page I iaton. o ut hl o iti m 28 //// - 3- 1 Thid,G r und 7 al o i per i si l i cl des m ul pl dif r nt c nstt t nalcl i s r o s m m s by n u t e fe e o iu i i o am 2 wihi asigl gr und.Gr und7combiesmulil cli sofur isr ctoneror i cli s tn n e o o n tpe am j y n tu i r w t am h 3 t att e evi ence w as i sufi i ntt sus ai t e convi ton. Pettoner m ay not com bi e hh d n fc e o tnh ci ii n 4 isu f intevience cli s wih jr char e erorcli s excepti isanc s wher t e n fi e c d am t uy g r am n nt e eh 5 al gatonofisufiintevience i r quied t sat t ej r char e cli .Hef rhermay li e n fce d s e r o t e h uy g am ut 6 n t o biemutpecai so j r isr ci neror i i asn l gr u d.Eac ditn t li o c m n l l l m fu y n tu t r w t n ige o n i o h h sic cam 7 oferorm ustbe st t d i a separ t gr und. G r und 7 f rherexceeds t e page Im iaton. r ae n ae o o ut h iti 8 Fourh ,G r und 11 f i t st t a coher ntcl i f r r l fand appear t com bi e t o al o a e s e am o e i e so n 9 m uli l dif r ntconstt tonalcl i s w ih a si gl gr und. G r und 11 i ii ly appear t tp e fe e iu i am t ne o o n ta l so 10 asser a cl i t att e evi ence w as i sufi i ntt sust i a conspiacy convi ton. I t e t am h h d n fc e o an r ci nh 11 m i dl of a par gr ph, how ever pettoner st ds al gi g a cum ul tve er or cl i , and de aa , ii a ln e ai r am 1 pett ner her aferal ges m uli l addii nal 2 ii o t et l e tp e to cons iut nal r r , ch ar notnecessarl tt i o er o s whi e i y 1 assered i connec i n w ih t e cum ul tve erorcl i . Pettoner agai ,m us al ge one 3 tn to th ai r am ii , n tl e 14 constt tonalcl i pergr und. iu i am o 1 5 Fit ,G r und 12 f i t st t a c her nt cl i f r r l f and appear t c m bi e fh o al o a e s oe am o ei e so o n 1 m uli l dif r ntcons iutonal ai s w ihi a si gl gr und. G r und 12 i ii l appear t 6 tp e fe e tt i cl m tn ne o o n ta l y so 1 as er subsant e cli s al gig t atpett nerwas nottmel br ughtbef r a j diil 7 s t t i am l n h v e ii o iyo o e u ca 18 ofi eraferan ar est Tow ar t e end oft e gr und,pettoneri st ad st rs asseri g t at fc t r. dh h o ii ne at tn h 1 9 he w as deni d efectve assi t nce of counself rf ii g t r i e an i sue as t pettoner e fi sa o a ln o a s s o ii 2 bei g hel on a crm i alcom pl i t t hi h di not exi t under I w . Pett ner m ay not 0 n d in an ' c d w s a' ' ii o 21 c m bi e a cl i t atappel t c unsel ovi ed i efectve as it nc ofcounsel n al gedl on am h le o a pr d n f i ssa e il e y 2 f ii g t pr s nta cl i t get erw ih subs antve cl i s ofs at cour eror 2 al o e e n am o h t t i am te ' r. t 23 Sl t ,G r und 1 i per i si l com bi es subst ntve cl i s oft i l r rw ih cl i s kh o 4m m s by n a i am ra ero t a m 2 of nefec i e assi t nce ofcounsel W hi t e cl i s m ay be f ct al r l t d, ii nerm us 4 i f tv sa , l h am e a u l e a e pet o y t t 25 st t t e di tnctconstt tonalcl i s i separ t gr unds. He m ay i cor or t t e f ct al ae h s i iu i am n ae o n p ae h a u 26 al gatons fom an eari rgr und i a I t rgr und. li e r l eo n ae o 27 The Cour w i gi e pet i neran opporuniyt fl an am ended petton cor ectng t ese tlv l io t t t oi e ii rih 28 defci nci s. ie e - 4- 1 The C oud f r hernot s t ata subst ntal ut eh a i queston ex st on t e paper pr sent d as i is h se e 2 t w het eraloft e cl i s pr sent d have been pr per exhaust d i t e st t couds. I o h i h am e e ol y e n h ae n 3 or ert efi i nt com pl t i ii l evi w as t exhauston and r l t d i sues, he Cour w i d o fc e l y e e n ta r e o i ea e s t tl ! 4 diectr spondent t pr vi e a r cor s onl r sponse w ih c pi s oft e st t coud r c r re so o d e d- ye t oe h ae eod 5 m at ral r fectng pettoners w rthi t r i t e st t cours. e i s el i ii ' i s o y n h a e t 6 I THEREFORE I ORDERED, j ctot er mai ig pr viinsoft i or er tat T S sube t h e nn o so hs d ,h 7 t e Cl r ofCour shal fl t e petton and accom panyi g m oton. The cl rcalflng oft e h ek t l ie h ii n i e i ii h 8 pett n does notsi ni a hol i g by t e Cour t att e petton i f ee ofot erdefci nci s. ii o gf y dn h th h i i sr h ie e 9 The defci nci s i entfed i t i or er fr t m ust be c r ect d and a coher n pl adi g i e e d ii n h s d is or e et e n 1 pr s nt d bef r f dher i ii l r vi w i conduc ed. The Cour w i hol t e m oton f r 0 ee e oe u n ta e e s t t l dh l io l1 appoi t entofcounselundersubm i si n pendi g t e c m pl ton ofi ii lr vi w . nm so n h o ei n ta e e 1 2 I FURTHER I ORDERED t atpettonershalhavesit ( 0)daysfom entyoft i T S h i i l xy 6 r r hs 1 or er w ihi w hi h t m ai an am ended petton t t e C l r f r flng t at cor ect t e 3 d tn co l ii o h e k o ii h r sh 1 defci nci s i entfed i t i or er and t at ot er i e com ples w ih t e diectves i t i 4 i e e d ii n h s d h h ws i th ri n hs 1 or er Thi acton m ay be di m i sed w ihoutf rher advanc notce i pet i nerf i t fl 5 d. s i ss t ut e i f io t al o i s e 1 a tm el cur tv am ended pett n and/ rot er i e f i t bot f l and tm el com pl w i 6 i y a ie io i o h w s a l o h ul s y iy yt h 17 t i or er hs d . 1 8 I FURTHER I O R D E R E D , pur uant t Local Rul LR 15- ,t at any am ended T S s o e 1h 1 petton fl d m ustbe com pl t i i el w ihoutr f r nce t pr vi usl fl d paper orot er 9 ii i e ee n t f t s eee o e o yi e s h 20 paper . Thus, he cl i s and al gat ns t atar st t d i t e am ended petton w i be t e s t am li eoh e ae n h ii l lh 21 onl m ater r m ai i g bef r t e Cour. Any cl i s or al gatons t at ar I f outoft e y t s e nn oe h t am li e h e et h 22 am ended petton ort atar notr - l ged i t e am ended pet i n no I ngerw i be bef r i i h e e al e nh io t o l l oe 23 t e Coud. h 24 I FURTH E R I O R D E R E D t atpettonershal cl ary tte t e am en ed pett n as T S h ii l e l il h d io i 25 an am ended petton by pl ci g t e wor ' M E N D ED 'i m edi t l above ' etton f ra W rt ii an h dA 'm a ey ' ii o P i 26 of Habeas Cor us' on page 1 i t e capton and shal pl c t e docket num ber p' nh i l ae h , 27 3: 9- v- O401- C J RA M , OcO Rabove t e wor ' M E N D E D . h d' A ' ' 28 I FURTHER I ORDERED tatpettonersmot n ( 4)f rbaii DENI D. T S h ii ' i # o ls o E - 5- 1 I FU RT H E R I O R D E R ED t at t e C l r shal send pettoner t o c pi s of a T S hh ek l ii w oe 2 Secton 2254 petton f r , copyoft e i stuctons f r am e, one copy oft e petton i ii o m one h n r i os and h i i 3 t athe subm i ed. h t t 4 I FURTHER I O R D E R ED t att e Cl r s al c rectt e docket enty f r/7 t T S hh ek h l o r h ro/o 5 r fectt att e fl g i a notce r t ert an an am ended petton. Pettonershoul not t at e l h h in s i i ah h i i ii d eh 6 w hen he pl ces ' istAm endm ent Pett n'on a fl g,t e Cl r m ay constue t e fl g as a Fr ii o in h i ek r h in i 7 an am ended petton.The Coud f d herdoes nott ke acton on r quest f rr lefpr sent d ii u a i e s o ei e e 8 i notces, Iter orot erflngs t atar notmotons t atcompl wih Rul 7( )oft e ni et s hi ihe ih yt eb h 9 Feder lRul s ofCi i Pr c dur . a e vl o e e 1 0 I FURTHER I ORDERED t att e Cl r of Cour shal add Ator ey Gener l T S hh ek t l tn a l1 Caterne Corez Maso (it d underCorez)as c uns lf rr s ondent and shalmake hi l t le s t o e o ep s l 1 i f r al ec r ni ser i e oft i or erupon r spondent vi a notc ofel c r ni fl g . 2 n o m el t o c v c hs d e sa ie e t o c in i 1 3 I FURTHER I ORDERED t at wi i sit ( 0)days ofenty oft i or er te T S h , t n xy 6 h r hs d , h 1 r spondent shal fl - and ser e upon pettoner - a set of ex i is wih copi s of t e 4e s li e v i i h bt t e h 1 f l w i g,i chr nol gi alor er 5 ol n n o o c o d: 1 6 1 7 () a () b () c t e brefng and/ rf s tack st t ment on diectappeali Supr me h ii o a tr ae s r n e C our ofNevada No.45055. t , 1 8 1 9 20 t estt supr me c ur' or erofafimancei No. h ae e ot d s fr n 45055. , aIpaper pr s ntngpettonerscli si t esat dititc udonp st I s ee i ii ' am n h t e src o oconvi ton r vi w on hi petton fl d on oraboutO c ober2,2007. ci e e s ii i e t , 21 22 23 24 ( ) t e ta s rp of h e ienir h a ig' d h r n cit t e vd t y e rn , a ( ) t e sat dititc ur' fndigs,conclsins,and or er e h t e src o ts i n uo d; () p ti n r mot nf rawr o man a u s e igt diq ai J d e f eio e ' i o tso i f d m s e kn o s u ly u g t f M osl y i t e s at postconvi ton pr ceedi gs' e nh te ci o n, 2 5 26 ( ) alp p r a c p e f rfig b t e sat s p em e c u tpr s n ig g I a e s c e t d o in y h t e u r l o r e et n ci i s on t e pos - onvi ton appeali No.51290. am h tc ci n , 2 7 28 ( ) aI ap r a c pedf rfig b t e sa es p eme c u t t e ap ea h Ip e s c e t o in y h tt u r l o r on h p l fom t e deni l t e w rtofm andam us i No.51073. rh a of h i n , - 6- t e st t supr m e coud' or er of asim anc and r m it ur on t e h ae e sd r e e ti t h consol at d appeal i Nos.51 90 and 51073; ie d sn 2 () () k t e petinf rextaor iar r l ffld underNo.53991;and h io o r dn y e i i t ee t e sat supr me cour' or eri No.53991. h te e tdn s I FU RT H E R I O R D E R ED t att e exhi is shal be fl d wih a separ t i dex of T S hh bt li e t ae n exhi i ientf ig t e exhi i byI ter The CM/ C F atachm ent t atar fl df rhers al bt d i n h s y bt s et . E t sh e i ut e hl be i entfed by t e I terorl ter oft e exhi is i t e atachm ent Cf No.3: 6- v- 0129d ii h et et s h bt n h t ,L 0cO LR H- PC ,## 20- 7. The pur ose oft i pr vi i n i s t att e Cour and any r vi w i g V 2 p h s o so s o h h l ee n cour t er aferwilbe abl t det r i e fom t e f ce oft e el ctoni docketsheetw hi b th e t l e o emn r ha h er c c exhi is ar fl d i w hi h atachm ent . b t e ie n ct s N o fur her r spo nse other t an the above i r q uied at t i ti e f om t e h se r hs m r r spondent . e s DAT D: i , / 'dyo Api2 1, E Ths . - a f r, o0 .k b. l ' ') ? U ni d St t Di t i tJ dge t e a s rc u

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