Hawkins v. Woods
Petition for certiorari denied on January 23, 0017
Issue: (1) Whether a state court "adjudicat[es] on the merits" a petitioner's ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim where it neither considers a material part of the record supporting the claim nor grants a timely request for an evidentiary hearing to develop that claim; and (2) whether a federal court that gives deference to a state court decision under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) may hypothesize ways to find important evidence unpersuasive, where the state court's reasoned decision did not consider that evidence.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, October 5, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/22/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2016) |
| 09/29/2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Jeffrey Woods, Warden to respond filed. |
| 10/12/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2016. |
| 10/17/2016 | Response Requested . (Due November 16, 2016) |
| 10/28/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 16, 2016. |
| 12/16/2016 | Brief of respondent Jeffrey Woods, Warden in opposition filed. |
| 12/30/2016 | Reply of petitioner Dax Hawkins filed. |
| 01/03/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 19, 2017. |
| 01/23/2017 | Petition DENIED. |