No. 20-7440

Paul Salazar v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2021-03-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: collateral-review constitutional-standards double-jeopardy due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction post-conviction-review standing voir-dire
Latest Conference: 2021-05-13
Question Presented (from Petition)

DOES A STATE'S INITIAL-REVIEW PDST-CONVICTIDN COLLATERAL PROCEDURES MEET CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS WHEN THOSE PROCEDURES FAIL TO PROVIDE PRISONERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER, PRESENT, AND CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF AN INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AT TRIAL CLAIM, FOR WHICH THE INITIAL -REVIEW COLLATERAL PROCEEDINGS WAS THE FIRST MENAINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AN INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OFF COUNSEL AT TRIAL CLAIM?

WAS SALAZAR'S TRIAL COUNSELS INEFFECTIVE DURING VOIR DIRE AND IN FAILING TO OBOECT TO THE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE FOR COUNT II ON DOUBLE OEOPARDY GROUNDS; AND, SHOULD THIS COURT'S DECISIONS RELATED TO TRIAL COUNSEL'S DUTY TO INVESTIGATE (i.e. WIGGINS ) APPLY TO COUNSEL'S FAILURE TO SUFFICIENTLY QUESTION PROSPECTIVE OURORS DURING VOIR DIRE?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a state's initial-review post-conviction collateral procedures meet constitutional standards when they fail to provide prisoners the opportunity to gather, present, and have considered evidence in support of an ineffective assistance of counsel at trial claim

Docket Entries

2021-05-17
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Salazar
Paul Salazar — Petitioner