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STATE v. BIGGER

No. CR-20-0383-PR.

492 P.3d 1020 (2021)

STATE of Arizona, Respondent, v. Ronald Bruce BIGGER, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed August 16, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent P. Volkmer , Pinal County Attorney, Geraldine L. Roll (argued), Deputy County Attorney, Florence, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

David J. Euchner (argued), Pima County Public Defender's Office, Tucson, Attorney for Ronald Bruce Bigger.

Amy Knight , Knight Law Firm PC, Tucson, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Timothy J. Agan , Kerri L. Chamberlin , Office of the Legal Advocate, Phoenix; Sandra L.J. Diehl , Coconino County Public Defender's Office, Flagstaff, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Public Defender Association.

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Nicholas Klingerman (argued), Section Chief Counsel, Lindsay St. John , Assistant Attorney General, Tucson, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorney General.

JUSTICE LOPEZ authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER, JUSTICES BOLICK, BEENE, and MONTGOMERY, and JUDGE SWANN joined.

¶1 We consider whether (1) a defendant must present a standard of care expert affidavit to support his ineffective assistance of counsel ("IAC") claim; (2) Perry v. New Hampshire, 565 U.S. 228, 132 S.Ct. 716, 181 L.Ed.2d 694 (2012), caused a significant change in...

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