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Worthington v. Roper

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the partial grant of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where 1) the postconviction trial court’s discussion of...

Troy v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's postconviction motion to vacate his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death, is affirmed as,...

Johnson v. Rundle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sanctions
Following a circuit court's denial of an inmate's pro se petitions seeking extraordinary relief, challenging the lawfulness of his 1998 conviction for...

Lovell v. Duffey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a conviction of defendant for drug related offenses, the district court's issuance of a conditional writ of habeas corpus on the ground that...

Lakey v. Hickman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, the dismissal of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) statutory tolling is unavailable for the 267 days at...

Brown v. Ruane

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for armed assault with intent to rob a person sixty years of age...

Gonzalez v. Sec'y., Fla. Dept. of Corrs.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) whether or not petitioner was the “aggressor who had...

US v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Following defendant's conviction for attempted possession of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime,...

McCullough v. Kane

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Following petitioner's murder conviction, the grant of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where the Governor of California's reversal of...

Tharpe v. Thaler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a prosecution for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where, notwithstanding the...