Bell v. Kelly (2008)
- Docket
- 07-1223
- Decided
- 2008-01-01
Summary
Question: Under the Supreme Court's ruling in Strickland , is it reasonable for a court to determine that a defendant did not suffer actual prejudice in an ineffective assistance of counsel claim when his lawyer failed to introduce witness testimony that may have reduced the defendant's sentence from death to life in prison? Conclusion: The writ of certiorari was dismissed as improvidently granted.