| 21-7449 |
Leonard S. Taylor v. Paul Blair, Warden |
Eighth Circuit |
2022-03-23 |
Denied |
IFP |
capital-punishment capital-trial closing-argument ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan mccoy-v-louisiana nixon-v-florida sixth-amendment strickland-test strickland-v-washington |
Whether the decision to forego a closing argument in the penalty phase of a capital murder trial is a tactical decision for trial counsel to make or a… |
| 20-7685 |
Terrance Heard v. Grady Perry, Warden |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-04-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
ATC-claim constitutional-claim district-court-review district-courts factual-development ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard Martinez-v-Ryan Miller-El-Cockrell-standard procedural-default |
Whether the Tennessee District Courts are correctly considering whether a procedurally defaulted ATC claim is substantial, having merit, presented und… |
| 20-975 |
Freddie Owens v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-01-22 |
Denied |
|
certificate-of-appealability constitutional-claim constitutional-rights federal-appeals-court habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan procedural-default |
Whether the standard for determining if an underlying constitutional claim is 'substantial' under Martinez v. Ryan is the same as the standard for obt… |
| 20-6322 |
George A. Christian v. Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
2020-11-13 |
Dismissed |
IFP |
constitutional-review due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez martinez-standard post-conviction-relief procedural-default state-denial |
Whether the State's denial of the post-conviction relief establish cause for any procedural default to be excused and considered on this issue anew in… |
| 20-6247 |
Jermont Cox v. John E. Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-11-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
certificate-of-appealability default-rule exculpatory-evidence habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-trial-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan rule-60(b)(6) |
Whether a district court deciding a Rule 60(b)(6) motion in habeas corpus proceedings may ignore new exculpatory evidence when assessing the substanti… |
| 19-7329 |
Jamaar Jerome Williams v. Jo Gentry, Warden, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-01-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
alibi-witnesses habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review post-conviction-litigation post-conviction-relief prejudice prejudice-analysis |
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred when it concluded Williams had failed to establish prejudice under Martinez v. Ryan because the record clearly shows W… |
| 19-5291 |
Tyrone Jordan v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
burden-of-proof constitutional-review habeas-corpus habeas-proceeding iac-claim ineffective-assistance-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan post-conviction-counsel procedural-default standard-of-review trial-counsel |
What is the District Court's duty and what standard is the Court to apply to a habeas proceeding presenting a substantial and meritorious IAC claim of… |
| 18-8429 |
Tracy Lane Beatty v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-03-14 |
Denied |
IFP |
adequate-representation circuit-split civil-procedure civil-procedure-60b6-martinez-v-ryan-conflict-amon federal-courts federal-habeas martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan procedural-default rule-60-motion rule-60(b)(6) standing timeliness |
Whether the Court should grant certiorari to resolve a conflict among the federal courts of appeals as to whether petitioners may ever prevail on a Fe… |
| 18-8337 |
David Michael Decker v. Garrett Laney, Superintendent, Oregon State Correctional Institution |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-03-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
28-usc-2254 actual-innocence deficient-performance habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan post-conviction post-conviction-proceedings post-conviction-relief strickland-analysis strickland-v-washington |
Whether an initial post-conviction attorney's failure to raise a substantial claim of ineffective assistance of counsel could be considered reasonable… |