No. 21-1579
Response Waived
Tags: courtroom-closure fundamental-unfairness ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel prejudice prejudice-analysis sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
When Defense Counsel errs by not objecting to an improper courtroom closure, should reviewing courts apply a "fundamental unfairness" test, or the traditional test (reasonable probability of a different outcome) when analyzing prejudice under the second prong of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When Defense Counsel errs by not objecting to an improper courtroom closure, should reviewing courts apply a 'fundamental unfairness' test, or the traditional test (reasonable probability of a different outcome) when analyzing prejudice under the second prong of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)?
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-05
Waiver of right of respondent Georgia to respond filed.
2022-06-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2022)
Attorneys
Georgia
Stephen John Petrany — Georgia Department of Law, Respondent
Stephen Alexander
Brian Steel — The Steel Law Firm, P.C., Petitioner