strategic-decision-making
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-5180 | Lemuel S. Whiteside v. Arkansas | Arkansas | 2024-07-30 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | aedpa criminal-procedure cumulative-error habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sentencing-review strategic-decision-making strickland-standard strickland-v-washington | Whether the Arkansas courts applied an incorrect standard for resolving petitioner Whiteside's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in sentenci… |
| 19-5592 | Dawud Spaulding v. Ohio | Ohio | 2019-08-15 | Denied | IFP | capital-defendant capital-punishment defense-counsel due-process evidence ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel legal-presumption post-conviction post-conviction-proceedings record record-evidence standard-of-review strategic-decision strategic-decision-making | Should courts presume defense counsel acted strategically, even when the evidence in the record demonstrates a lack of strategy in their actions? |