Loden v. Fisher
Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2015
Issue: Whether a capital defendant's decision not to introduce an inadequate mitigation defense at sentencing automatically defeats a claim that counsel's failure to prepare that defense deprived the defendant of his right to effective assistance of counsel.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/29/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2015) |
| 07/31/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| 08/07/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 31, 2015. |
| 09/03/2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 18, 2015. |
| 09/18/2015 | Brief of respondent Marshall L. Fisher, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections in opposition filed. |
| 10/05/2015 | Reply of petitioner Thomas Edwin Loden, Jr. filed. |
| 10/07/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015. |
| 11/02/2015 | Petition DENIED. |