No. 24A171

Mark Watkins v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2024-08-13
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: criminal-procedure cross-racial-identification due-process ineffective-assistance reasonable-probability strickland-standard
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a single unreasonable error by defense counsel constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington when it raises a reasonable probability of a different outcome, or whether additional 'clear cut and dispositive' requirements must be met

Docket Entries

2024-08-14
Application (24A171) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 20, 2024.
2024-08-09
Application (24A171) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 21, 2024 to September 20, 2024, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Mark Watkins
Matthew Joseph BovaCenter for Appellate Litigation, Petitioner
Matthew Joseph BovaCenter for Appellate Litigation, Petitioner