Connecticut v. Skakel

Petition for certiorari denied on January 7, 2019

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
18-185	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2018

Issue: Whether, under the first prong of Strickland v. Washington, a court must evaluate counsel"s overall performance in determining whether a single error is sufficiently egregious to render counsel"s representation constitutionally deficient.

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Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, January 4, 2019)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/23/2018	Application (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.
07/30/2018	Application (18A103) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until August 9, 2018.
08/08/2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2018)
09/10/2018	Waiver of right of respondent Michael Skakel to respond filed.
09/10/2018	Brief amici curiae of States of Utah, et al. filed.
09/19/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
09/20/2018	Response Requested. (Due October 22, 2018)
10/16/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 26, 2018
10/16/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2018 to November 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
11/26/2018	Brief of respondent Michael Skakel in opposition filed.
12/07/2018	Reply of petitioner Connecticut filed.
12/12/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019	Petition DENIED.