Davila v. Davis

Davila v. Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 2017
Full case nameDavila v. Davis
Docket no.16-6219
Citations582 U.S. 521 (more)
Holding
The ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel does not provide cause to excuse the procedural default of ineffective-assistance-of-appellate-counsel claims.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Case opinions
MajorityThomas
DissentBreyer, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan

Davila v. Davis, 582 U.S. 521 (2017), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel does not provide cause to excuse the procedural default of ineffective-assistance-of-appellate-counsel claims.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Davila v. Davis, No. 16-6219, 582 U.S. ___ (2017).
  2. ^ "Opinion analysis: In Texas capital case, divided court limits scope of "nested" ineffective-assistance claims". SCOTUSblog. June 27, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  • Text of Davila v. Davis, No. 16-6219, 582 U.S. ___ (2017) is available from: Justia

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