Lockhart v. Fretwell

Lockhart v. Fretwell
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 3, 1992
Decided January 25, 1993
Full case nameLockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections v. Fretwell
Citations506 U.S. 364 (more)
113 S. Ct. 838; 122 L. Ed. 2d 180
Case history
PriorFretwell v. Lockhart, 739 F. Supp. 1334 (E.D. Ark. 1990); affirmed in part, 946 F.2d 571 (8th Cir. 1991); cert. granted, 504 U.S. 908 (1992).
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
ConcurrenceO'Connor
ConcurrenceThomas
DissentStevens, 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.

  1. ^ Lockhart v. Fretwell, 506 U.S. 364 (1993).
  2. ^ Collins v. Lockhart, 754 F.2d 258 (8th Cir. 1985).
  3. ^ Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984).