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Connecticut v. Michael Skakel
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Connecticut, No. SC 19251 · judgment May 4, 2018
Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019
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
Under the first prong of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), must a court evaluate counsel’s overall performance in determining whether a single error is sufficiently egregious to render counsel’s representation constitutionally deficient?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James Arthur Killen
Office of Chief State Attorney
For respondent
Roman Martinez
Latham & Watkins, LLP
Proceedings
- Jan 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Dec 12 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
- Dec 07 2018Reply of petitioner Connecticut filed.
- Nov 26 2018Brief of respondent Michael Skakel in opposition filed.
- Oct 16 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2018 to November 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 16 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 26, 2018
- Sep 20 2018Response Requested. (Due October 22, 2018)
- Sep 19 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
- Sep 10 2018Brief amici curiae of States of Utah, et al. filed.
- Sep 10 2018Waiver of right of respondent Michael Skakel to respond filed.
- Aug 08 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2018)
- Jul 30 2018Application (18A103) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until August 9, 2018.
- Jul 23 2018Application (18A103) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 2, 2018 to August 9, 2018, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.