Williams v. Johnson

Full title: TARA SHENEVA WILLIAMS v. DEBORAH K. JOHNSON, ACTING WARDEN

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Date published: Jul 1, 2014

573 U.S. 773 (2014)

134 S. Ct. 2659

189 L. Ed. 2d 737

83 U.S.L.W. 4001

Opinion

No. 13–9085.

07-01-2014

Tara Sheneva WILLIAMS v. Deborah K. JOHNSON, Acting Warden.

Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, CA, Steven M. Klepper, Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, MD, for Petitioner Tara Sheneva Williams. Stephanie Brenan, Counsel of Record, California Dept. of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent Deborah K. Johnson.

PER CURIAM.

Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, CA, Steven M. Klepper, Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, MD, for Petitioner Tara Sheneva Williams.

Stephanie Brenan, Counsel of Record, California Dept. of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent Deborah K. Johnson.

Prior report: C.A.9, 720 F.3d 1212.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is vacated, and the case is remanded for consideration of petitioner's Sixth Amendment claim under the standard set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).

It is so ordered.