Whatley v. Warden
Petition for certiorari denied on April 19, 2021
Issue: Whether a state court unreasonably applies federal law when, in determining whether a person suffered prejudice as a result of ineffective assistance of counsel, it disregards the Supreme Court"s case law recognizing that shackling is inherently prejudicial.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/08/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2020) |
| 10/15/2020 | Brief of respondents Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in opposition filed. |
| 10/19/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Association for Public Defense filed. |
| 10/28/2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from November 4, 2020 to November 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/29/2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until November 10, 2020 granted. |
| 11/09/2020 | Reply of petitioner Frederick R. Whatley filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/10/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020. |
| 12/01/2020 | Rescheduled. |
| 12/07/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| 12/07/2020 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/04/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| 01/04/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/11/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
| 01/11/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/19/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| 01/19/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 02/12/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| 02/16/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 02/22/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| 02/22/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/01/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021. |
| 03/01/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/15/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| 03/15/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/22/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021. |
| 03/23/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/29/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021. |
| 04/12/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021. |
| 04/19/2021 | Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |