No. 20-721

Katie Garding v. Montana

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2020-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 6th-amendment accident-reconstruction effective-assistance-of-counsel expert-testimony ineffective-assistance professional-norms sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether trial counsel's failure to consult and call an expert witness in the field of accident reconstruction was objectively unreasonable under prevailing professional norms.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether trial counsel's failure to consult and call an expert witness in the field of accident reconstruction was objectively unreasonable under prevailing professional norms

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent State of Montana to respond filed.
2020-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Katie Garding
Erie Larson PhillipsTarlow Stonecipher Weamer & Kelly, PLLC, Petitioner
State of Montana
Matthew Thompson CochenourState of Montana - Department of Justice Attorney General's Office, Respondent