Butts v. Sellers
Petition for certiorari denied on January 22, 2018
Issue: (1) Whether a court unreasonably applies Strickland v. Washington by measuring trial counsel's performance against the prevailing professional norms of a local judicial circuit where those local practices deviated from prevailing national or state norms; and (2) whether a federal habeas court's decision that it "cannot and will not second guess trial counsel's strategic decision" is consistent with Strickland.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, October 27, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/30/2017 | Application (17A31) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2017 to September 29, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| 07/05/2017 | Application (17A31) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 29, 2017. |
| 09/29/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2017) |
| 10/17/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 18, 2017. |
| 12/18/2017 | Brief of respondent Eric Sellers, Warden in opposition filed. |
| 01/03/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018. |
| 01/10/2018 | Reply of petitioner Robert Earl Butts filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/22/2018 | Petition DENIED. |