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Loden v. Fisher

Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2015

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-10 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 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.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/29/2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2015)
07/31/2015Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
08/07/2015Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 31, 2015.
09/03/2015Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 18, 2015.
09/18/2015Brief of respondent Marshall L. Fisher, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections in opposition filed.
10/05/2015Reply of petitioner Thomas Edwin Loden, Jr. filed.
10/07/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
11/02/2015Petition DENIED.