Walker v. Martin
Holding
A California rule requiring state habeas petitions to be filed as promptly as the circumstances allow constitutes an independent state ground that is adequate to bar habeas relief in federal court.
Plain English Holding
A California rule requiring state habeas petitions to be filed “as promptly as the circumstances allow”? constitutes an independent state ground that is adequate to bar habeas relief in federal court.
Judgment
Reversed, 9-0, in an opinion by Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Feb 23, 2011.
Merits Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner James Walker, Warden, et al.
- Brief for Respondent Charles W. Martin
- Reply Brief for Petitioner James Walker, Warden, et al.
Amicus Briefs
- Brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Federal Courts Scholars in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Cory R. Maples in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Federal Defenders for the Central, Eastern, Northern Districts of California and Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc., in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Habeas Corpus Resource Center in Support of Respondent
Certiorari-Stage Documents
- Opinion below (9th Circuit, unpublished)
- Petition for certiorari (unavailable)
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply (unavailable)
- Amicus brief of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation (unavailable)
Recommended Citation: Walker v. Martin, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/walker-v-martin/