This Essay argues that the Court’s effort to expand habeas review of ineffective assistance of counsel claims in Martinez v. Ryan will make little difference in either the enforcement of the right to the effective assistance of counsel or the provision of competent representation in state criminal cases. Drawing upon statistics about habeas litigation and emerging case law, the Essay first explains why Martinez is not likely to lead to more federal habeas grants of relief. It then presents new empirical information about state postconviction review (cases filed, counsel, hearings, and relief rates), post-Martinez decisions, and anecdotal reports from the states to explain why, even if federal habeas grants increase, state courts and legisla...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
Recently, the United States Supreme Court addressed in Ryan v. Gonzales “whether the incompetence of...
In Martinez v. Ryan, the United States Supreme Court held the ineffective assistance of post-convict...
article published in law journalThis Essay argues that the Court’s effort to expand habeas review of...
Everyone knows that excessive caseloads, poor funding, and a lack of training plague indigent defens...
Everyone knows that excessive caseloads, poor funding, and a lack of training plague indigent defens...
This Article examines two October Term 2011 Supreme Court cases – Maples v. Thomas and Martinez v. R...
Martinez v. Ryan opened a door previously closed to federal habeas petitioners. In the past, where a...
Martinez v. Ryan opened a door previously closed to federal habeas petitioners. In the past, where a...
Cullen v. Pinholster foreclosed federal courts from considering new evidence when reviewing 28 U.S.C...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
Everyone knows that excessive caseloads, poor funding, and a lack of training plague indigent defens...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
Recently, the United States Supreme Court addressed in Ryan v. Gonzales “whether the incompetence of...
In Martinez v. Ryan, the United States Supreme Court held the ineffective assistance of post-convict...
article published in law journalThis Essay argues that the Court’s effort to expand habeas review of...
Everyone knows that excessive caseloads, poor funding, and a lack of training plague indigent defens...
Everyone knows that excessive caseloads, poor funding, and a lack of training plague indigent defens...
This Article examines two October Term 2011 Supreme Court cases – Maples v. Thomas and Martinez v. R...
Martinez v. Ryan opened a door previously closed to federal habeas petitioners. In the past, where a...
Martinez v. Ryan opened a door previously closed to federal habeas petitioners. In the past, where a...
Cullen v. Pinholster foreclosed federal courts from considering new evidence when reviewing 28 U.S.C...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
Everyone knows that excessive caseloads, poor funding, and a lack of training plague indigent defens...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
In its groundbreaking decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 556 U.S. 1 (2012), the Supreme Court of the Unit...
Recently, the United States Supreme Court addressed in Ryan v. Gonzales “whether the incompetence of...
In Martinez v. Ryan, the United States Supreme Court held the ineffective assistance of post-convict...