Lockhart v. Fretwell
| Lockhart v. Fretwell | |
|---|---|
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| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas |
| Concurrence | O'Connor |
| Concurrence | Thomas |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Blackmun |
Lockhart v. Fretwell, 506 U.S. 364 (1993), is a decision of the
United States Supreme Court[1] which held that failure to make an objection under Collins v. Lockhart[2] did not constitute undue prejudice required by Strickland v. Washington,[3]
because the error did not cause a fundamentally unfair trial, as opposed to merely a different outcome of the case.
Facts
An Arkansas Jury convicted Fretwell of Capital Murder, and sentenced him to the death penalty.Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Collins v. Lockhart, which held that whether or not a defendant commits a homicide for pecuniary gain was unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States in the setting of homicide committed in the context of a robbery.[4]
References
External links
- Text of is available from: Cornell CourtListener Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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