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Robert Jason Burdick v. Taurean James, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5398 · judgment November 21, 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? II. The lower Courts determination of, the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions for Rape based on force or coercion amounts to an unreasonable application of federal law?

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

  1. Jun 09 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 5, 2026)