Washington v. Alabama

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on February 25, 2019.

Docket No.18-742

Issue

Whether, under Strickland v. Washington, a court assessing the prejudice resulting from trial counsel"s errors should consider each error in isolation or should consider the cumulative effect of the errors.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 27, 2018

Application (18A332) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 11, 2018 to December 10, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Sep 28, 2018

Application (18A332) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 10, 2018.

Dec 10, 2018

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 10, 2019)Dec 13, 2018

Waiver of right of respondent State of Alabama to respond filed.

Dec 26, 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.

Jan 2, 2019

Response Requested. (Due February 1, 2019)

Jan 18, 2019

Brief of respondent State of Alabama in opposition filed.Feb 1, 2019

Reply of petitioner Brandon Washington filed.

Feb 6, 2019

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.

Feb 25, 2019

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: Washington v. Alabama, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/washington-v-alabama/