United States Sixth Circuit

Death row inmates have no constitutional right to clemency proceedings, and federal courts lack jurisdiction to review the substantive merits of clemency proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/27/2001
• Published 03/27/2001

Judges

• Before RYAN, SILER, and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Saul C. Belz,Waring Cox, Memphis, TN, Christopher M. Minton, Office of the Post-Conviction Defender, Nashville, TN, for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gordon W. Smith, Asst. Attorney Gen., John Knox Walkup, Attorney General, Glenn R. Pruden, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Justice Division, John F. Whalen, III, Office of the Attorney General, Michael E. Moore, Nashville, TN, for respondent-appellee.