Shinn v. Ramirez
U.S. Supreme Court · decided May 23, 2022 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- May 23, 2022
- Docket
- No. 20-1009
- Argued
- December 8, 2021
- Term
- October Term 2021
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority author
- Justice Thomas
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
- Precedent
- This decision overruled or formally altered earlier precedent
How the Justices voted
- Majority
- Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Thomas (wrote), Justice Alito, Justice Gorsuch, Justice Kavanaugh, Justice Barrett
- Dissenting
- Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor (wrote), Justice Kagan
Oral argument transcript and advocates
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2021 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus SHINN, DIRECTOR, ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION AND REENTRY v. MARTINEZ RAMIREZ CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 20–1009. Argued December 8, 2021—Decided May 23, 2022* Respondents David Martinez Ramirez and Barry Lee Jones were each convicted of capital crimes in Arizona state court and sentenced to death. The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed each case on direct re- view, and each prisoner was denied state postconviction relief. Each also filed for federal habeas relief under 28 U. S. C. §2254 , arguing that trial counsel had been ineffective for failing to conduct adequate investigations. The Federal District Court held in each case that the prisoner’s ineffective-assistance claim was procedurally defaulted be- cause it was not properly presented in state court. To overcome proce- dural default in such cases, a prisoner must demonstrate “cause” to excuse the procedural…
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