Williams v. Taylor

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:argued_on March 29, 2000
March 28, 2000
gptkbp:case_number 99-7000
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'_Connor
gptkbp:consequences influenced standards for evaluating claims of ineffective assistance
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 28, 2000
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkbp:docket_number 99-7000
gptkbp:held_in The Court held that the state court's decision was contrary to federal law.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Williams v. Taylor
gptkbp:impact Influenced standards for evaluating claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:John_Taylor
Ronald Williams
Virginia Taylor
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:529_U._S._420
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_context federal habeas corpus law
gptkbp:legal_issue ineffective assistance of counsel
Ineffective assistance of counsel
gptkbp:outcome reversed and remanded
Reversed the decision of the lower court.
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Strickland_v._Washington
subsequent habeas corpus cases
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'_Connor
gptkbp:related_cases Williams v. Taylor, 529 U. S. 420 (2000)
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Strickland_v._Washington
gptkbp:significance established standards for federal habeas corpus review
Clarified the application of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
gptkbp:significance_in_legal_history important for understanding state vs. federal court roles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pryor_vs._Hinton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6