Gerald Patrick Thomas, Jr. v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DueProcess HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure
Does Teague v. Lane bar Federal Habeas court from reviewing the merits of an ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim because Martinez v. Ryan and Trevino v. Thaler cases do not announce a new rule applied retroactively to cases on collateral review?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Does Teague v. Lane bar Federal Habeas court from reviewing the merits of an ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim because Martinez v. Ryan and Trevino v. Thaler cases do not announce a new rule applied retroactively to cases on collateral review? 2. Does Martinez v. Ryan, Trevino v. Thaler and Buck v. Davis | ‘ F eye : : : : entitle this petitioner to a merit review of ineffective assistance of trial counsel claims otherwise defaulted in State Habeas Court? , |