No. 21-8135
Zachary Chandler v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adversarial-testing criminal-defense criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-sympathy sixth-amendment sympathy-defense trial-strategy
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
I.
WHETHER COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE COUNSEL'S DEFENSE STRATEGY WAS TO HAVE CHANDLER WEAR PRISON ATTIRE IN ORDER TO GARNER THE JURY'S SYMPATHY?
II.
WHETHER PREJUDICE SHOULD BE PRESUMED UNDER THE SYMPATHY DEFENSE FOR COUNSEL WAS NOT GOING TO SUBJECT THE PROSECUTION CASE TO A MEANINGFUL ADVERSARIAL TESTING?
III.
WHETHER AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING WAS WARRANTED IN LIGHT OF COUNSEL'S DEFENSE STRATEGY OF SYMPATHY?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether counsel was ineffective due to defense strategy
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-06-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 14, 2022)
Attorneys
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Zachary Chandler
Zachary Chandler — Petitioner