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Woodford v. Garceau January 21, 2003 (01-1862) return to case listing Case Summary The petition in this case raises the question of what constitutes the trigger event for application of the AEDPA (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act) in capital cases -- the date the habeas petition was filed or the day of a defendant's request for a stay and for appointment of habeas counsel? The Ninth Circuit held that AEDPA did not apply to defendant's habeas petition because the defendant had filed a motion for stay of execution and appointment of counsel before its effective date of April 24, 1996. The opinion of the Ninth Circuit is found at 275 F.3d 769. To see the opinion of the lower court, click here. PREDICTED OUTCOME ACTUAL OUTCOME Forecasting Model Expert One Expert Two Expert Three 8-1 to Reverse 6-3 to Reverse 9-0 to Reverse 6-3 to Reverse 6-3 to Reverse VOTING TO REVERSE Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Thomas Breyer Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Thomas VOTING TO AFFIRM Stevens Stevens Souter Ginsburg Stevens Ginsburg Breyer Souter Ginsburg Breyer return to case listing