No. 22-5476
John R. Wood v. Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.
IFP
Tags: capital-punishment fourth-circuit-review habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel prejudice prejudice-analysis prison-conditions strickland-standard Wilson-v-Sellers
Latest Conference:
2022-10-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the state court unreasonably applied Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), when it concluded that Petitioner suffered no prejudice because the defense had "fully joined" the prison conditions issue by presenting evidence to show that Petitioner was adaptable to confinement?
2. Whether the Fourth Circuit's § 2254(d)(1) analysis, which is based on factually unsupported reasons not found in the state court decision, contravenes this Court's decision in Wilson v. Sellers, supra?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the state court unreasonably applied Strickland-v-Washington
Docket Entries
2022-10-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
2022-10-11
Reply of petitioner John Wood filed. (Distributed)
2022-09-29
Brief of respondents Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2022)
2022-06-21
Application (21A837) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 27, 2022.
2022-06-15
Application (21A837) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 28, 2022 to August 27, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Bryan Stirling
Melody Jane Brown — South Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent
John Wood
Emily Claire Paavola — Justice 360, Petitioner