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Juan T. Tyler v. Luis Martinez, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-1887 · judgment February 11, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

I. Did the Prosecution Proved Beyond a Reasonable Doubt that the Shooter Premeditated and Deliberated an Attempted Murder? II. Did the Trial Court Deprive Tyler of Due Process and a Fair Trial by Failing to Instruct with the Lesser Included Offense of Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter? III. Did the Prosecutor Commit Prejudicial Misconduct During Closing Argument; Did Trial and Appellate Counsel Render Ineffective Assistance? IV. Did Trial and Appellate Counsel Render Ineffective Assistance (Claims I-III)? V. Did the Cumulative Effect of the Errors in Claims IIII Deprive Tyler of Due Process and a Fair Trial? VI. Did the Trial Court Err by Failing to Sua Sponte Instruct the Jury on the Affirmative Defense of Others?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Rose Fay Arfa
Fay Arfa, A Law Corporation

For respondent
Kenneth Charles Byrne
California Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 07 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 30 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Luis Martinez to respond filed.
  4. May 05 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2025)