No. 20-6826

Melissa Dean-Baumann v. Janelle Espinoza, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: aedpa due-process evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez martinez-exception state-habeas-petition
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the California courts' denials bar Dean-Baumann's federal claims

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED This case presents questions about the AEDPA: I. Do the California Courts’ Denials Bar DeanBaumann’s Federal Claims? ; Does Martinez Apply to Ineffective Assistance of Trial and Appellate Counsel Claims Raised in a State Habeas Petition? II. Did the Trial Court’s Failure to Instruct on the Lesser Included Misdemeanor Offense Deny DeanBaumann Her Federal and State Constitutional Due Process Rights? Ill. Should Dean-Baumann Get an Evidentiary Hearing on Her Claims? ; Did the Courts Unreasonably Refuse to Hold an Evidentiary Hearing? 1 TOPICAL INDEX Page QUESTIONS PRESENTED . 01 CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS INVOLVED .1 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND .4 REASONS TO GRANT CERTIORARI .8 I. THE CALIFORNIA COURTS’ DENIALS DID NOT BAR DEAN-BAUMANN’S FEDERAL CLAIMS BECAUSE MARTINEZ APPLIES TO INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF TRIAL AND APPELLATE COUNSEL CLAIMS RAISED IN A STATE HABEAS A. Introduction . 0.000 ee 8 B. Based on Martinez, Dean-Baumann Has Shown Cause and Prejudice for Any Default as to Claims 1, 2,4,5 0.0.0... cc ccc eee eee eee ee LO C. Martinez applies to Post-Conviction Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel Claims .12 D. ACOA Should Be Granted.15 E. Dean-Baumann Has Shown, as to Claim 3, a Miscarriage of Justice .16 il Il. THE TRIAL COURT’S FAILURE TO INSTRUCT ON THE LESSER INCLUDED MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE DENIED DEAN-BAUMANN HER FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL DUE lil. THE COURTS’ UNREASONABLE REFUSALS TO HOLD A FEDERAL EVIDENTIARY HEARING, ENTITLES DEAN-BAUMANN TO AN EVIDENTIARY

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Melissa Dean-Baumann
Rose Fay ArfaFay Arfa, A Law Corporation, Petitioner
Rose Fay ArfaFay Arfa, A Law Corporation, Petitioner