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Jerry Wayne Beane v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5723 · judgment January 6, 2026
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a petition under 3,000 words.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is violated where defense counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and prejudiced the petitioner’s defense, such that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the plea/proceeding would have been different?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Adam Towe
Williams & Towe Law Group
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 09 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 16, 2026)