Woods v. Etherton
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-723 | 6th Cir. | Not Argued | Apr 4, 2016 | n/a | Per Curiam | OT 2015 |
Holding: Given the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, which provides that federal habeas relief is available to a state prisoner only if the state court"s decision was "contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law," and requires that a state court"s decision that a habeas claim lacks merit precludes federal habeas relief so long as "fairminded jurists could disagree on the correctness of the state court"s decision," both Etherton"s appellate counsel and the state habeas court were to be afforded the benefit of the doubt, which the Sixth Circuit failed to give them.
Judgment: Reversed in a per curiam opinion on April 4, 2016.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/01/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2016) |
| 01/04/2016 | Brief of respondent Timothy Etherton in opposition filed. |
| 01/19/2016 | Reply of petitioner Jeffrey Woods, Warden filed. |
| 01/20/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2016. |
| 02/29/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2016. |
| 03/11/2016 | Record Requested . |
| 03/14/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 18, 2016. |
| 03/15/2016 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 6th Circuit. The record is electronic. |
| 03/15/2016 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Michigan. The record is electronic. |
| 03/21/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 25, 2016. |
| 03/28/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 1, 2016. |
| 04/04/2016 | Petition GRANTED and Judgment REVERSED. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) |
| 05/06/2016 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |