No. 18-185

Connecticut v. Michael Skakel

Lower Court: Connecticut
Docketed: 2018-08-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: circuit-split constitutional-deficiency due-process ineffective-assistance-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel legal-representation overall-performance performance-evaluation single-error sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court must evaluate counsel's overall performance in determining whether a single error is sufficiently egregious to render counsel's representation constitutionally deficient under the first prong of Strickland v. Washington

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under the first prong of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), must a court evaluate counsel’s overall performance in determining whether a single error is sufficiently egregious to render counsel’s representation constitutionally deficient? i

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-07
Reply of petitioner Connecticut filed.
2018-11-26
Brief of respondent Michael Skakel in opposition filed.
2018-10-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 26, 2018
2018-10-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2018 to November 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-09-20
Response Requested. (Due October 22, 2018)
2018-09-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
2018-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent Michael Skakel to respond filed.
2018-09-10
Brief amici curiae of States of Utah, et al. filed.
2018-08-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2018)
2018-07-30
Application (18A103) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until August 9, 2018.
2018-07-23
Application (18A103) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 2, 2018 to August 9, 2018, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Attorneys

Connecticut
James Arthur KillenOffice of Chief State Attorney, Petitioner
James Arthur KillenOffice of Chief State Attorney, Petitioner
Michael Skakel
Roman Martinez VLatham & Watkins, LLP, Respondent
Roman Martinez VLatham & Watkins, LLP, Respondent
States of Utah, et al.
Tyler GreenUtah Solicitor General, Amicus
Tyler GreenUtah Solicitor General, Amicus