John Kristoffer Larsgard v. Arizona

In Smith v. Robbins, 528 U.S. 259 (2000), this Court determined that, in order to ensure that defen­ dants are provided an adequate opportunity to present their appellate claims, states must implement mini­ mum proper safeguards sufficient to satisfy Due Pro­ cess. The question presented is: whether the process of review implemented by Arizona in claims of ineffective assistance of counsel satisfy Fourteenth Amendment protections where the court fails to conduct a review of omitted issues against those raised in order to determine whether omitted issues were “clearly stronger” and to thereby ensure that a defendant was afforded an adequate and effec­ tive appeal in compliance with the Fourteenth Amend­ ment. i ,*