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Trevino v. Thaler

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 29, 2012
568 U.S. 977 (2012)

Summary

granting certiorari on whether the Fifth Circuit in Ibarra correctly determined that under Texas law a prisoner may adequately develop and present an ineffectiveness claim on direct appeal

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Opinion

No. 11–10189.

10-29-2012

Carlos TREVINO, petitioner, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institution Division.


Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.


Summaries of

Trevino v. Thaler

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 29, 2012
568 U.S. 977 (2012)

granting certiorari on whether the Fifth Circuit in Ibarra correctly determined that under Texas law a prisoner may adequately develop and present an ineffectiveness claim on direct appeal

Summary of this case from Styers v. Ryan

In Trevino, the Supreme Court decided that Martinez does apply to cases which originated in Texas courts because "the Texas procedural system—as a matter of its structure, design, and operation—does not offer most defendants a meaningful opportunity to present a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel on direct appeal."

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Case details for

Trevino v. Thaler

Case Details

Full title:Carlos TREVINO, petitioner, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 29, 2012

Citations

568 U.S. 977 (2012)
568 U.S. 977
184 L. Ed. 2d 337
81 U.S.L.W. 3228

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