The Ineffective Assistance of Council Claim in Shin vs Ramires

Arizona wants the court to say a prisoner who proves cause and prejudice is merely entitled to have his or her claim heard on the merits. The state's own brief doesn't bother to explain this disparity. It just insists that martina's answer is a different question then the statute restrictions on considering new evidence in habeas proceedings. So depending what the court does in shin versus ramiras, it could gut martinas versus ryan.