No. 25-474
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process impeachment-evidence ineffective-assistance plea-agreement strickland-standard
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. Whether trial counsel's failure to investigate and discover impeachment evidence against a key prosecution witness before a defendant accepts a plea agreement constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether trial counsel's failure to investigate and discover impeachment evidence against a key prosecution witness before a defendant accepts a plea agreement constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-10-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)
2025-08-06
Application (25A143) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 14, 2025.
2025-08-01
Application (25A143) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 12, 2025 to October 11, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Justin Baggett
Josh Barrett Schaffer — Schaffer Law Offices, Petitioner