No. 24-7199

Alcenios Martinez, aka Aucensio Lopez v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2025-05-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-right counsel-appointment habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance state-review trial-procedure
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is a defendant constitutionally entitled to the appointment of
counsel for the initial review of an ineffective assistance of
trial counsel claim in a state habeas corpus proceeding?

2. Is defendant's trial counsel ineffective when counsel fails to
object to evidence diagnosing a complainant as having been sexually
abused absent any physical indication thereof?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a defendant constitutionally entitled to the appointment of counsel for the initial review of an ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim in a state habeas corpus proceeding?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-04-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 13, 2025)

Attorneys

Alcenios Martinez
Alcenios Martinez — Petitioner