Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a brief written by the prosecution in a State habeas proceeding, and then rubber-stamped by State judges, qualify as a judgment entitled to deference under the AEDPA, 28 U.S.C. § 2254?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
1. Does a brief written by the p rosecution in a State h abeas proceeding, and then rubber -stamped by State j udges, qualify as a j udgment entitled to d eference under the AEDPA , 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ? 2. Did the Eleventh Circuit err when it denied a Certificate of Appealability on the rubber -stamping issue based on what it acknowledged was an improper standard of review? 3. Do the failures of defense counsel in a capital trial to perform any meaningful investigation, or to develop a defense case for reduced culpability or mitigation of sentence, satisfy this Court’s tests for effective assistance of counsel as articulated in Strickland v. Washington , 466 U.S. 668 (1984) ; Williams v. Taylor , 529 U.S. 362 (2000) ; Wiggins v. Smith , 539 U.S. 510 (2003) ; Rompilla v. Beard , 545 U.S. 374 (2005) ; and Andrus v. Texas, 590 U.S. 806 (2020) ?
2025-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-04-08
Reply of Tony Barksdale submitted.
2025-04-08
Reply of petitioner Tony Barksdale filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-20
Brief of Steve T. Marshall in opposition submitted.
2025-03-20
Brief of respondent Steve T. Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama, et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-20
Brief of respondent Steve T. Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
2025-03-12
Application (24A796) referred to the Court.
2025-02-28
Application (24A796) refiled and submitted to Justice Jackson.
2025-02-20
Application (24A796) denied by Justice Thomas.
2025-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2025)
2025-02-13
Application (24A796) for a certificate of appealability, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2024-11-26
Application (24A513) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 14, 2025 to March 15, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2024-11-26
Application (24A513) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 13, 2025.