Wood v. Allen

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
08-9156	11th Cir.	Nov 4, 2009	Jan 20, 2010	7-2	Sotomayor	OT 2009

Holding: The Court upheld a death sentence, rejecting the defendant's claim that his defense attorney had failed to properly investigate or introduce evidence that the defendant's IQ being well below average.

Judgment: Affirmed, 7-2, in an opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor on January 20, 2010. Justices Stevens filed a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Kennedy.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Court denies habeas relief without ruling on AEDPA interpretation (Erin Miller, January 22, 2010)
Struggling to Interpret AEDPA (Anna Christensen, November 6, 2009)
Application of AEDPA to Review of State Determinations of Fact (Wood v. Allen Argument Preview) (Anna Christensen, October 26, 2009)

Briefs and Documents

Brief for Petitioner Holly Wood
Brief for Respondent Richard Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
Reply Brief for Petitioner Holly Wood
Joint Appendix Volume I
Joint Appendix Volume II

Amicus Briefs

Brief for the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama in Support of Petitioner
Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
Brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent
Brief for Indiana and 18 Other States in Support of Respondent

Certiorari-stage documents

Opinion below (11th Circuit)
Petition for certiorari
Brief in opposition
Petitioner's reply

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Briefs and Documents

Merits Briefs

Amicus Briefs

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