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Butts v. Sellers

Petition for certiorari denied on January 22, 2018

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-512 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether a court unreasonably applies Strickland v. Washington by measuring trial counsel's performance against the prevailing professional norms of a local judicial circuit where those local practices deviated from prevailing national or state norms; and (2) whether a federal habeas court's decision that it "cannot and will not second guess trial counsel's strategic decision" is consistent with Strickland.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/30/2017Application (17A31) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2017 to September 29, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.
07/05/2017Application (17A31) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 29, 2017.
09/29/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2017)
10/17/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 18, 2017.
12/18/2017Brief of respondent Eric Sellers, Warden in opposition filed.
01/03/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
01/10/2018Reply of petitioner Robert Earl Butts filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2018Petition DENIED.