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Robert Jason Burdick v. Taurean James, Warden
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5980 · judgment May 30, 2025
Pending
Question presented
I. Is a court considering an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, which is predicated entirely upon a Fourth Amendment violation, specifically required to conduct an analysis on the underlying constitutional violation before determining either the deficiency or prejudice prongs of the Strickland analysis?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert Jason Burdick
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
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Proceedings
- May 01 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 5, 2026)