Dunn v. Reeves

Summary

The Supreme Court granted certiorari, reversed the Eleventh Circuit, and remanded the case. It held that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals did not impose a categorical per‑se rule that a petitioner’s failure to call counsel is fatal to an ineffective‑assistance claim, and that the Eleventh Circuit erred by failing to give the state court the deference required by 28 U.S.C. §2254(d).