Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether courts evaluating claims may evaluate only each error in isolation—or whether they are obligated to consider the prejudice resulting from the cumulative effect of counsel's deficiencies.
2. Whether a trial court's wholesale adoption in a capital case of the State's proposed order without providing any judicial guidance or substantive change violates the Due Process Clause or Eighth Amendment.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Question not identified.
Docket Entries
2026-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 14, 2026)
2026-01-27
Application (25A846) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 3, 2026.
2026-01-21
Application (25A846) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 3, 2026 to April 3, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Marion Lindsey
Paul Whitfield Hughes — McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, Petitioner