No. 19-7297

Christopher J. Burton v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2020-01-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-commitment collateral-consequences criminal-justice criminal-procedure deportation due-process professional-assistance sexually-violent-predator strickland-v-washington voluntary-plea
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether civil commitment proceedings are sufficiently similar to deportation proceedings such that the distinction between collateral and direct consequences is inapplicable when defining the scope of reasonable professional assistance or determining whether counsel's advice pertaining to civil commitment is within the range of competence demanded of attorneys

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent Clarke, Director to respond filed.
2020-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Christopher J. Burton
Christopher J. Burton — Petitioner
Clarke, Director
Toby Jay HeytensOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent