No. 20-6826
Melissa Dean-Baumann v. Janelle Espinoza, Warden
Tags: aedpa due-process evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez martinez-exception state-habeas-petition
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2021-03-19
Question Presented (from Petition)
This case presents questions about the AEDPA:
I. Do the California Courts' Denials Bar Dean-Baumann's Federal Claims? ; Does Martinez Apply to Ineffective Assistance of Trial and Appellate Counsel Claims Raised in a State Habeas Petition?
II. Did the Trial Court's Failure to Instruct on the Lesser Included Misdemeanor Offense Deny Dean-Baumann Her Federal and State Constitutional Due Process Rights?
III. Should Dean-Baumann Get an Evidentiary Hearing on Her Claims? ; Did the Courts Unreasonably Refuse to Hold an Evidentiary Hearing?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the California courts' denials bar Dean-Baumann's federal claims
Docket Entries
2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 16, 2021)
Attorneys
Melissa Dean-Baumann
Rose Fay Arfa — Fay Arfa, A Law Corporation, Petitioner