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Whatley v. Warden

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Petition for certiorari denied on April 19, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-363 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

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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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 08 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2020)
Oct 15 2020Brief of respondents Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in opposition filed.
Oct 19 2020Brief amicus curiae of The National Association for Public Defense filed.
Oct 28 2020Motion 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.
Oct 29 2020Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until November 10, 2020 granted.
Nov 09 2020Reply of petitioner Frederick R. Whatley filed. (Distributed)
Nov 10 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
Dec 01 2020Rescheduled.
Dec 07 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
Dec 07 2020Rescheduled.
Jan 04 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 04 2021Rescheduled.
Jan 11 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
Jan 11 2021Rescheduled.
Jan 19 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Jan 19 2021Rescheduled.
Feb 12 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 16 2021Rescheduled.
Feb 22 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
Feb 22 2021Rescheduled.
Mar 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
Mar 01 2021Rescheduled.
Mar 15 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
Mar 15 2021Rescheduled.
Mar 22 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
Mar 23 2021Rescheduled.
Mar 29 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
Apr 12 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
Apr 19 2021Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)