No. 17-1106October Term 2017Decided Jun 28, 2018
Docket 17-1106October Term 2017 (2017–2018)
Michael Sexton, Warden, Petitioner v. Nicholas Beaudreaux
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 28, 2018
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 28, 2018
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals violated the deferential review requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) by setting aside a state conviction based on its de novo analysis of an ineffective-assistance claim, without fulfilling its obligation to consider whether fair-minded jurists could agree with the state court’s contrary conclusion?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 28, 2018
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 28, 2018
The Court released its decision on June 28, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
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