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United States Eleventh Circuit - November 2009 Opinion Summaries

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Hunter v. Ferrell
United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In habeas proceedings arising from a murder and robbery prosecution, dismissal of the habeas petition as untimely is vacated where petitioner's...
11/18/2009 08-16597
Hart v. Hodges
United States Eleventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Government Law 
In an action against prosecutors and prison officials for violating plaintiff's constitutional rights by having him transferred from federal to state...
11/17/2009 09-12257
US v. Livesay
United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime 
In a case arising from the huge accounting fraud conspiracy at HealthSouth Corporation, defendant's securities fraud sentence is vacated on appeal by...
11/17/2009 08-14712
Corey Airport Servs., Inc. v. DeCosta
United States Eleventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law 
In an action by an advertising display company claiming that defendants conspired to ensure that a competing bidder on a municipal project would be...
11/16/2009 08-15845
Pardo v. Sec'y., Fla. Dept. of Corr.
United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's petition is affirmed where: 1) the trial court was not required to hold a sua sponte hearing on...
11/10/2009 08-14053
US v. Brown
United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Defendants' drug conspiracy convictions are affirmed where: 1) the fact that there was no evidence that defendants sold drugs to each other was not...
11/10/2009 07-13007
US v. Brown
United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Defendant's conviction for failing to register in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) is affirmed where: 1) sex...
11/05/2009 08-17244
Hammond v. Hall
United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing 
In a capital habeas matter, denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) a witness's testimony about her criminal history was literally accurate; 2)...
11/04/2009 08-11108
US v. Harris
United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Defendant's firearm possession sentence is affirmed where a conviction for eluding the police under Section 316.1935(3)(a) of Florida's penal code...
11/04/2009 08-15909
Norfolk Southern Rwy. Co. v. Groves
United States Eleventh Circuit
Contracts, Transportation 
In an action by a rail carrier against a warehouseman for penalties assessed for the undue detention of rail cars, summary judgment for defendant is...
11/02/2009 08-15418

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