Davila v. Davis

Davila v. Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 2017
Full case name	Davila v. Davis
Docket no.	16-6219
Citations	582 U.S. ___ (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
Majority	Thomas
Dissent	Breyer, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan

Davila v. Davis, 582 U.S. ___ (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.

External links

• Text of Davila v. Davis, No. 16-6219, 582 U.S. ___ (2017) is available from: Justia

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