CLARDY v. POUNDS

No. 23-5676.

THOMAS E. CLARDY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. ZAC POUNDS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 27, 2025.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Richard D. Douglas, OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Scott D. Gallisdorfer, BASS, BERRY & SIMS, PLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Richard D. Douglas, OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Scott D. Gallisdorfer, BASS, BERRY & SIMS, PLC, Nashville, Tennessee, Jessica M. Van Dyke, Jason M. Gichner, THE TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: LARSEN, READLER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

In 2005, a group of men shot brothers Kirk and Kent Clouatre, and Kirk's wife, Melissa, at Kent's auto-repair shop. Kirk died; Kent and Melissa survived. Kent identified one of the shooters as Thomas Clardy. Clardy was charged with murder, attempted murder, and reckless endangerment. At trial in state court...

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