Steve Ballesteros v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DueProcess FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure
Is state-appellate-court-hindering-post-collateral-proceeding-unconstitutional
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1) Is it unconstitutional for state appellate courts to hinder petitionér's post collateral proceeding by holding petition pass the i-year federal limitation time, due to attorney procedural error? 2) Did the Supreme Court overrule its decisions in Strickland v. Washington, Miller v. Pate, and Miller-El v. Cackrell that guarantee defendants protection from unfair practices at trial and appeal proceedings? we | 3) Does the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments of the Constitution offer equal | protection to citizens, even though those citizens are imprisoned? _ | | | | | | | | | | : | | | | | | . | | | | | | . | I