RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.
Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court; federal habeas or civil rights
Document type: Supreme Court opinion
Potential use: State PCR evidence-development checklist; evaluate section 2254(e)(2) before requesting federal expansion or hearing. Martinez default excuses do not erase statutory evidence restrictions.
Limitations: Primary authority retained for an issue-specific research product. Read majority separately from dissent, check later applications and current law. An opinion is not a completed motion or a guarantee of relief.
Original source: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1009_19m2.pdf