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Dirk Williams v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 18-11660 · judgment August 6, 2018
Certiorari denied · March 18, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals improperly denied the Petitioner a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) on his claim that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to present the testimony of a toxicologist at trial to refute the prosecution’s contention that the alleged victim was “physically helpless” at the time of the sexual encounter.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Robert Ufferman
Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A.
For respondent
Wesley Heidt
Proceedings
- Mar 18 2019Petition DENIED.
- Feb 27 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
- Feb 15 2019Waiver of right of respondents Mark S. Inch,Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections to respond filed.
- Jan 24 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2019)
- Dec 14 2018Application (18A613) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 25, 2019.
- Dec 10 2018Application (18A613) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 25, 2018 to January 25, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.