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Supreme Court· 3/20/2012

Martinez v. Ryan

Citations

  • 132 S. Ct. 1309
  • 182 L. Ed. 2d 272
  • 2012 U.S. LEXIS 2317
  • 566 U.S. 1

Oral argument

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How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that “[a] prisoner may-obtain federal review of a defaulted claim by showing cause for the default and prejudice from a violation of federal law.”
  • concluding that its “narrow exception” “does not concern attorney errors in other kinds of proceedings, including appeals from initial-review collateral proceedings”
  • concluding that its “narrow exception” “does not concern attorney errors in other kinds of proceedings, including appeals from initial-review collateral proceedings’’
  • recognizing that “[a] prisoner may obtain federal review of a defaulted claim by showing cause for the default and prejudice from a violation of federal law.”
  • holding that. ineffective assistance of state habeas counsel may constitute cause to overcome the procedural default of substantial IATC claims
  • recognizing that effectiveness of counsel, who represented defendant in an initial-review collateral proceeding, should be evaluated under the standards of Strickland

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Judges: Kennedy, Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Scalia, Thomas

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824 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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