Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Constitutional claim of ineffective trial counsel

1. Andrus v. Texas

2. Jurisdiction: Texas, United States (June 15, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Terence Tramaine Andrus]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[James Crowley]]><![CDATA[Gretchen Sween]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[Texas Court of Criminal Appeals]]>
4. Case Tags: Death Penalty;Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;Mitigating Evidence;Texas Criminal Appeals

1. Sexton v. Beaudreaux

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 28, 2018)
3. VictimsTodd ZaneDefendantsRobert BeaudreauxPlaintiffsMichael SextonJudgesPer CuriamInstitutionsUnited States Supreme CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
4. Case Tags: Habeas Corpus;Death Penalty;Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;AEDPA Deference

1. Garza v. Idaho

2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 27, 2019)
3. DefendantsGilberto Garza, Jr.PlaintiffsState of IdahoJudgesSonia SotomayorInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;Appeal Rights;Sixth Amendment;Criminal Procedure

1. Shinn v. Kayer

2. Jurisdiction: United States (Arizona) (December 14, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[Delbert Haas]]>Defendants<![CDATA[George Russell Kayer]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[David Shinn]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[William T. Kiger]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Arizona Department of Corrections]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[Arizona Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Arizona Superior Court]]>
4. Case Tags: Death Penalty;Habeas Corpus;AEDPA;Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

1. Thornell v. Jones

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 30, 2024)
3. Victims<![CDATA[Robert Weaver]]><![CDATA[Tisha Weaver]]><![CDATA[Katherine Gumina]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Danny Lee Jones]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[State of Arizona]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Samuel A. Alito Jr.]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry]]><![CDATA[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]>
4. Case Tags: Death Penalty;Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;Strickland v. Washington;Habeas Corpus

1. Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 23, 2022)
3. VictimsRachel GrayMary Jane GortarezDefendantsDavid ShinnPlaintiffsDavid Martinez RamirezBarry Lee JonesPlaintiff AttorneysRobert J. McWhirterJudgesClarence ThomasSonia SotomayorJohn RobertsSamuel AlitoNeil GorsuchBrett KavanaughAmy Coney BarrettStephen BreyerElena KaganInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesArizona Department of Corrections
4. Case Tags: Federal Habeas Corpus;Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;Death Penalty Law;Procedural Default

1. 里弗斯诉格雷罗案

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 12, 2025)
3. Original Case: Rivers v. Guerrero
4. DefendantsDanny Richard RiversDefense AttorneysPeter A. BrulandJudgesKetanji Brown JacksonJohn G. RobertsInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesTexas Department of Criminal JusticeUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
5. Case Tags: Habeas Corpus;Second or Successive Petition;Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act;Ineffective Assistance of Counsel