context: Before addressing Appellant's ineffective assistance arguments, we note that this case presents a number of complex issues concerning the applicability of Colorado's procedural bar to these claims. We need not and do not address these issues, however, because the case may be more easily and succinctly affirmed on the merits.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 43 F.3d 491, 496
citation_a.parenthetical: addressing a 28 U.S.C. SS 2255 petition and declining to address the procedural bar issue because the claim would fail on the merits in any event
citation_a.sentence: See Cain v. Redman, 947 F.2d 817, 820 (6th Cir.1991) (“In the present case, it is in the interest of judicial economy for this court to hear this cause in spite of the unresolved issues of exhaustion and procedural default.”); cf. United States v. Wright, 43 F.3d 491, 496 (10th Cir.1994) (addressing a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition and declining to address the procedural bar issue because the claim would fail on the merits in any event).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 947 F.2d 817, 820
citation_b.parenthetical: "In the present case, it is in the interest of judicial economy for this court to hear this cause in spite of the unresolved issues of exhaustion and procedural default."
citation_b.sentence: See Cain v. Redman, 947 F.2d 817, 820 (6th Cir.1991) (“In the present case, it is in the interest of judicial economy for this court to hear this cause in spite of the unresolved issues of exhaustion and procedural default.”); cf. United States v. Wright, 43 F.3d 491, 496 (10th Cir.1994) (addressing a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition and declining to address the procedural bar issue because the claim would fail on the merits in any event).