Martinez v. Ryan opened a door previously closed to federal habeas petitioners. In the past, where attorney negligence or a pro se defendant’s lack of legal knowledge caused ineffective-assistance-of-trial-counsel claims to be procedurally defaulted, those claims were likely lost forever. Now, following Martinez, petitioners get a second chance should they satisfy the Supreme Court’s four-pronged test. The Martinez test, however, is not a simple one. This Comment addresses some problems concerning the four-pronged test, including multiple and conflicting standards for the same element, tensions between Martinez and the underlying Strickland v. Washington ineffective-assistance-of-counsel standard, and confusion where the same term of art is...
During the summer of 2017, the United States Supreme Court announced a decision in Davis v. Davila, ...
During the summer of 2017, the United States Supreme Court announced a decision in Davis v. Davila, ...
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Martinez v. Ryan, recognized for the first time a limited right ...
Martinez v. Ryan opened a door previously closed to federal habeas petitioners. In the past, where a...
This Essay argues that the Court’s effort to expand habeas review of ineffective assistance of couns...
Cullen v. Pinholster foreclosed federal courts from considering new evidence when reviewing 28 U.S.C...
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...
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 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...
During the summer of 2017, the United States Supreme Court announced a decision in Davis v. Davila, ...
During the summer of 2017, the United States Supreme Court announced a decision in Davis v. Davila, ...
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Martinez v. Ryan, recognized for the first time a limited right ...
Martinez v. Ryan opened a door previously closed to federal habeas petitioners. In the past, where a...
This Essay argues that the Court’s effort to expand habeas review of ineffective assistance of couns...
Cullen v. Pinholster foreclosed federal courts from considering new evidence when reviewing 28 U.S.C...
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...
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 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...
During the summer of 2017, the United States Supreme Court announced a decision in Davis v. Davila, ...
During the summer of 2017, the United States Supreme Court announced a decision in Davis v. Davila, ...
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Martinez v. Ryan, recognized for the first time a limited right ...