Spencer v. Colorado
Petition for certiorari denied on May 16, 2022
Issue: Whether the standard from Cuyler v. Sullivan — that a defendant alleging ineffective
assistance of counsel based on a lawyer’s conflict of
interest need
only show that an “actual conflict of interest adversely
affected his lawyer’s performance” — applies only when a defense lawyer represents multiple
clients with conflicting interests (as 11
jurisdictions have held), or whether Sullivan applies to
other conflicts — such as personal conflicts of interest
(as 21 jurisdictions have held).
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Nov 30 2021 | Application (21A197) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2021 to January 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| Dec 02 2021 | Application (21A197) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 26, 2022. |
| Jan 26 2022 | Motion (21M78) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed. |
| Jan 26 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 24, 2022) |
| Feb 02 2022 | MOTION (21M78) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| Feb 22 2022 | Motion (21M78) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted. |
| Mar 01 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2022 to April 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 02 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 11, 2022. |
| Mar 24 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Legal Ethics Scholars and Law Professors filed. |
| Mar 24 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Due Process Institute, et al. filed. |
| Apr 11 2022 | Brief of respondent Colorado in opposition filed. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Reply of petitioner Dennis Spencer filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 26 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022. |
| May 16 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
