Rickert v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 23 state decisions

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1. “[T]o satisfy that exception, a claim must have substantive merit and the defendant must not have deliberately and inexcusably failed to raise the issue on direct appeal.... [W]e [have] noted that in deciding whether to grant relief in the interests of justice, courts should weigh the degree to which the party alleging error is at fault for that error, the degree of fault assigned to the party defending the alleged error, and whether some fundamental unfairness to the defendant needs to be addressed. We have also acted in the interests of justice when necessary to protect the integrity of judicial proceedings. We have recognized, however, that under certain circumstances the reversal of a conviction may seriously affect the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Phillip Anthony Roberts v. State of Minnesota

2. “the entry of judgment of conviction or sentence if no direct appeal is filed”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State

3. “an appellate court's disposition of petitioner's direct appeal,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State