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Reba Marcelle Myers v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-4231 · judgment September 14, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 8, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

WHETHER THE PETITIONER WAS DENIED HER SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHEN HER TRIAL COUNSEL FAILED TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER’S CRIMINAL HISTORY WHEN NEGOTIATING THE PLEA AGREEMENT AND THE PETITIONER BEING ON PROBATION DURING THE TIME PERIOD OF THE OFFENSE CHARGED IN THE INFORMATION.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Cameron Stone Jr.
Robert C. Stone, Jr. PLLC

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, January 8, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 20 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  3. Dec 18 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Dec 08 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 11, 2018)