Steve Ballesteros v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
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1) Is it unconstitutional for state appellate courts to hinder petitioner's
post collateral proceeding by holding petition pass the 1-year federal
limitation time, due to attorney procedural error?
2) Did the Supreme Court overrule its decisions in Strickland v. Washington
Miller v. Pate, and Miller-El v. Cockrell that guarantee defendants
protection from unfair practices at trial and appeal proceedings?
3) Does the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments of the Constitution offer equal
protection to citizens, even though those citizens are imprisoned?
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