Reeves v. Alabama
Petition for certiorari denied on November 17, 2017
Issue: Whether, when trial counsel does not testify about his or her own strategic decisions as part of a claim under Strickland v. Washington, a defendant may establish ineffective assistance of counsel using other evidence, as most circuit and state courts hold; or whether the presumption of sound strategy is categorically irrebuttable in the absence of trial counsel's testimony, as the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals held here.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Mar 09 2017 | Application (16A886) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 20, 2017 to May 22, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Mar 13 2017 | Application (16A886) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until May 22, 2017. |
| May 22 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 22, 2017) |
| Jun 21 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 24, 2017. |
| Jul 24 2017 | Brief of respondent Alabama in opposition filed. |
| Aug 03 2017 | Reply of petitioner Matthew Reeves filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017. |
| Aug 31 2017 | Record Requested. |
| Sep 08 2017 | Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. The record is electronic. |
| Sep 14 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
| Sep 29 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Oct 10 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017. |
| Oct 23 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017. |
| Oct 30 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2017. |
| Nov 06 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2017. |
| Nov 13 2017 | Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Ginsburg and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
