Punch and Jurists

Coleman v. Thompson, No. 89-7662 (U.S. Supreme Court) (501 U.S. 722; 111 S.Ct. 2546) (June 24, 1991) (Justice O'Connor) by In this detailed review of the relatonship between procedural defaults and federal habeas review, the Court held that inter alia a state prisoner's federal habeas petition should be dismissed if …

Maples v. Thomas, No. 10-63 (U.S. Supreme Court) (565 U.S. 266; 132 S.Ct. 912) (January 18, 2012) (Justice Ginsburg) by 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 …