Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Conor McEvily

Today’s petition of the day is:

Title: Rosario v. Griffin
Docket: 10-854
Issue(s): Whether application of New York's state constitutional ?meaningful representation? standard to evaluate Sixth Amendment claims of ineffective assistance of counsel results in decisions that are "contrary to, or involve an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law" as required by the federal habeas statute.

Certiorari stage documents:

• Opinion below (2d Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Amicus brief of The Innocence Project
• Amicus brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al.
• Amicus brief of National Association of Legal Investigators et al.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on March 24, 2011 (boomark / email).