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Crews v. Farina

Petition for certiorari denied on November 10, 2014

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-1227 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether a habeas court may evade the highly deferential standard of review in the habeas statute by characterizing its legal and policy differences with the state court as unreasonable factual determinations and grant the writ on the basis of ineffectiveness of appellate counsel when the state court held that the cross-examination of the mitigation witness was not fundamental error under state law.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/21/2014Application (13A880) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 6, 2014 to April 7, 2014, submitted to Justice Thomas.
03/04/2014Application (13A880) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 7, 2014.
04/07/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 12, 2014)
05/08/2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 11, 2014.
06/05/2014Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 11, 2014.
07/11/2014Brief of respondent Anthony Joseph Farina in opposition filed.
07/11/2014Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Anthony Joseph Farina.
07/30/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
07/30/2014Reply of petitioner Michael D. Crews, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
09/10/2014Record Requested .
09/17/2014Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 11th Circuit (1 envelope).
09/19/2014Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Middle District of Florida (5 boxes).
09/24/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2014.
10/09/2014Rescheduled.
10/14/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2014.
10/15/2014Rescheduled.
10/22/2014Supplemental brief of petitioner Michael D. Crews, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
10/27/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014.
10/28/2014Supplemental brief of respondent Anthony Joseph Farina filed. (Distributed)
10/29/2014Rescheduled.
11/03/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
11/10/2014Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
11/10/2014Petition DENIED.
11/18/2014The record has been returned to U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.
11/18/2014The record has been returned to U.S.D.C. Middle District of Florida.