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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-6694 Abdiraham Haji-Hassan v. Maine Maine 2023-02-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP alternative-suspect-theory due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining postconviction postconviction-review presumption professional-assistance reasonable-professional-assistance strickland-standard Whether the state postconviction court misapplied Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), by applying its "strong presumption of reasonable pro…
19-7297 Christopher J. Burton v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections Virginia 2020-01-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-commitment collateral-consequences criminal-justice criminal-procedure deportation due-process professional-assistance sexually-violent-predator strickland-v-washington voluntary-plea 1) IN THIS CASE OF FIRST IMPRESSION, I ASK THIS COURT TO FINALLY DECIDE WHETHER THE NATURE OF CIVIL COMMITMENT, ITS PROCEDURAL SIMILARITY TO DEPORTATI…