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Brown v. Brown

Petition for certiorari denied on April 16, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-887 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether the Indiana procedure that allows trial-counsel Strickland v. Washington claims on direct appeal in one of two ways"defendants may assert the claims in their brief on direct appeal if they choose to make no further record in support of their claims or, if they wish to develop a record, defendants may suspend their direct appeal while they develop the factual record in the trial court"satisfies the Martinez-Trevino doctrine, which allows a federal habeas court to hear a substantial claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel if a state denies a meaningful opportunity to raise the claim on direct appeal.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/05/2017Application (17A386) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 17, 2017 to December 16, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan.
10/10/2017Application (17A386) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 16, 2017.
12/18/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2018)
01/17/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 22, 2018 to February 21, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
01/22/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 21, 2018
02/21/2018Brief of respondent Dentrell Brown in opposition filed.
03/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
03/07/2018Reply of petitioner Richard Brown, Warden, Wabash Valley Correctional Facility filed. (Distributed)
03/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
04/09/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
04/16/2018Petition DENIED.