Maples v. Thomas, No. 10-63 (U.S. Supreme Court) (565 U.S. 266; 132 S.Ct. 912) (January 18, 2012) (Justice Ginsburg)
Here a divided Court held that a death row inmate, who missed a critical appellate filing deadline because his pro bono counsel abandoned him without yellin him, was entitled to equitable relief based on a showing of “cause” for his procedural default.
In this case, by a 7-to-2 vote, the ...
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