No. 21-5181

Gerald Patrick Thomas, Jr. v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: collateral-review federal-review habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance martinez-exception martinez-v-ryan retroactivity teague-bar teague-v-lane trevino-v-thaler
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does Teague v. Lane bar Federal Habeas court from reviewing
the merits of an ineffective assistance of trial counsel
claim because Martinez v. Ryan and Trevino v. Thaler cases
do not announce a new rule applied retroactively to cases on
collateral review?

2. Does Martinez v. Ryan, Trevino v. Thaler and Buck v. Davis
entitle this petitioner to a merit review of ineffective
assistance of trial counsel claims otherwise defaulted in
State Habeas Court?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Teague v. Lane bar Federal Habeas court from reviewing the merits of an ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim because Martinez v. Ryan and Trevino v. Thaler cases do not announce a new rule applied retroactively to cases on collateral review?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 23, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Gerald Patrick Thomas
Gerald Patrick Thomas Jr. — Petitioner