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BURT v. TITLOW

No. 12-414.

134 S.Ct. 10 (2013)

187 L.Ed.2d 348

Sherry L. BURT, Warden, Petitioner v. Vonlee Nicole TITLOW.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 5, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Lansing, MI, for Petitioner.

Ann O'Connell , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Valerie R. Newman , Detroit, MI, for Respondent.

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Michigan Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lansing, MI, B. Eric Restuccia , Deputy Solicitor General, Aaron D. Lindstrom , Assistant Solicitor General, Raina Korbakis , Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Division, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey T. Green , Karen S. Smith , Brian A. Fox , Benjamin B. Glerum , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Sarah O'Rourke Schrup , Chicago, IL, Valerie R. Newman , Counsel of Record, Jessica L. Zimbelman , State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, MI, for Respondent.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

When a state prisoner asks a federal court to set aside a sentence due to ineffective assistance of counsel during plea bargaining, our cases require that the federal court use a "`doubly deferential'" standard of review that gives both the state court and the defense attorney the benefit of the doubt. Cullen v. Pinholster, 563 U.S. ___, ___, 131 S.Ct. 1388, 1403, 179 L.Ed.2d...

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