LaChance v. Massachusetts
Petition for certiorari denied on October 13, 2015
Issue: Whether a defendant asserting ineffective assistance under Strickland v. Washington based upon counsel's failure to raise a structural error must – in addition to demonstrating deficient performance – show that he was prejudiced by counsel's ineffectiveness, or whether prejudice is presumed because the harm from structural errors is “necessarily unquantifiable and indeterminate,” Sullivan v. Louisiana.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jan 9 2015 | Application (14A746) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 19, 2015 to March 20, 2015, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Jan 9 2015 | Application (14A746) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until March 20, 2015. |
| Jan 12 2015 | Letter dated January 9, 2015, for counsel for applicant received. |
| Mar 20 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2015) |
| Apr 1 2015 | Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed. |
| Apr 15 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 1, 2015. |
| Apr 27 2015 | Response Requested . (Due May 27, 2015) |
| May 20 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 27, 2015. |
| Jul 27 2015 | Brief of respondent Massachusetts in opposition filed. |
| Aug 12 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015. |
| Aug 12 2015 | Reply of petitioner Edmund D. LaChance, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 5 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 9, 2015. |
| Oct 13 2015 | Petition DENIED. |
