Haynes v. Thaler

Summary

The Court granted Haynes' application for a stay of execution pending disposition of his petition for writ of certiorari. Justice Sotomayor supported the stay to allow Haynes to pursue his ineffective assistance claim if the Court rejects the Fifth Circuit's reliance on procedural default based on Martinez v. Ryan. Justice Scalia dissented, arguing Martinez does not apply to Texas inmates and the merits were already adjudicated below.