No. 18A1263
Keith D. Nelson v. United States
Tags: capital-sentencing certificate-of-appealability constitutional-standards death-penalty eighth-amendment ineffective-assistance
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth Amendment and standards for ineffective assistance of counsel require a new sentencing hearing when trial counsel's performance falls below constitutional standards in a federal capital case
Docket Entries
2019-06-05
Application (18A1263) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 8, 2019.
2019-05-31
Application (18A1263) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 9, 2019 to August 8, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
Keith D. Nelson
Paula K. Harms — Fed. Public Defender, AZ, Petitioner
Paula K. Harms — Fed. Public Defender, AZ, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent