Ayestas v. Davis

Decided March 21, 2018. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-6795 · 584 U.S. 28 · Cited 97 times

The District Court’s denial of petitioner’s request for funding for “reasonably necessary” services of experts, investigators, and the like, 18 U. S. C. §3599(f), to develop his claim that both his trial and state habeas counsel were ineffective was a judicial decision subject to appellate review under the standard jurisdictional provisions; the Fifth Circuit did not apply the correct legal standard in affirming the denial of that request.

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