Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in concluding that the Supreme Court cases of Montgomery v. Louisiana and Welch v. United States do not require retroactive application of a change in state law, like that adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court in Byford v. State, to cases on collateral review

QUESTIONS) PRESENTED (see ResTATEmeuT ) . ey da pti ca it aes cp i — state couct pursuant sto dB lL S.C. section daS#o¢qiacalny— i die de ot thy hy oe Nevada decision in_By facd.v. Shite, I lev. ds, 994 Pad Zoo CRRA eal ae eacttt enn Bb F.3d 119 (th Cic_J01S), arid the slew Constituti ealal oe cule.of by the United States Supreme : Poh Mato Lois, 13K. Cé gael) — . one efnid Mlel ited States, 136.S. Ct..JAS2(dolk), The 5 Stole district couct_summacily derlied lief onl proceducal oo, grounds. The Alevada.Supreme Qurt tind Nevada Couct sf uM Appeals declistled ta_consider the cotroactivity decisions No by the ited Shafes. Supseme Couct-osptovidin 9 good. os a couse tp overcame the praceducal defe onid therefore “, o _lof firmed the Jowec courte derlial of relief Bere then | = _ ; Piled a pro-se_applicction iN the shiath Ciceus't ‘st oP AN Appeals seekinig. outhacizablonl bo Meo second of suc~ . _lcess ive habens petition. Bercy Diled a coimlseled supple mesttalapplicat‘on acquing that the Ninth Ciccust should tet ue re oal_ Cars ing the lew constitutional cu leat _cetrooctivity. a set Pocth by the Su reme Couct iN. Montgomery and \p Jelch . _ rat equitte the Vote coucte, os. mate at Pedecal AG wetitutional lawl, to cactroactively ap ply decisions, ; ~ Pike Bye State y Rhal doccovled Sheibecpietatiou (