No. 19-7850October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Autry v. Davis
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Supreme Court following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Supreme Court following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that the California Supreme Court’s summary denial of Mr. Autry’s claim that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate and present evidence of his organic brain damage and childhood trauma was not an unreasonable application of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), or an unreasonable determination of the facts under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
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