No. 18-742

Brandon Washington v. Alabama

Lower Court: Alabama
Docketed: 2018-12-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: constitutional-review cumulative-effect cumulative-error due-process ineffective-assistance performance prejudice prejudice-analysis right-to-counsel strickland-standard strickland-v-washington trial-counsel trial-counsel-errors
Latest Conference: 2019-02-22 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), a court assessing the prejudice resulting from trial counsel's errors should consider each error in isolation or should consider the cumulative effect of the errors.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), a court assessing the prejudice resulting from trial counsel's errors should consider each error in isolation or should consider the cumulative effect of the errors

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-02-01
Reply of petitioner Brandon Washington filed.
2019-01-18
Brief of respondent State of Alabama in opposition filed.
2019-01-02
Response Requested. (Due February 1, 2019)
2018-12-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
2018-12-13
Waiver of right of respondent State of Alabama to respond filed.
2018-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 10, 2019)
2018-09-28
Application (18A332) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 10, 2018.
2018-09-27
Application (18A332) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 11, 2018 to December 10, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Brandon Washington
Eric J WeissPerkins Coie, LLP, Petitioner
State of Alabama
Jack William WillisAL Attorney General's Office, Respondent