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Kaczmarek v. Rednour

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief from his 1996 murder conviction is affirmed where: 1) defendant's Apprendi claim is...

Mauer v. Minn.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a petition under 28 U.S.C. section 2254 alleging that plaintiff's due process rights were violated by his state conviction for possession of child...

Henderson v. Thaler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed in part where petitioner did not cite any authority holding that...

Thomas v. US Disciplinary Barracks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Military Law
In a habeas petition by a military prisoner, the dismissal of the petition is affirmed where the district court correctly applied the court of...

Tash v. Roden

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for raping a mentally impaired adult woman in his care at a state...

Robertson v. Simpson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
A denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief filed one month beyond the one-year statute of limitations, holding that defendant failed to meet...

In re Macias

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In defendant's petition for habeas relief, claiming that the Board of Parole Hearings' decision finding him unsuitable for parole for the fifth time...

In re Hare

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Superior court's grant of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding the Governor's reversal of Board of Parole Hearings (Board) grant of...

Salahi v. Obama

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Government Law, Military Law
In the government's appeal from the district court's grant of a Guantanamo Bay detainee's habeas petition, the order is vacated where the court of...

Cole v. Roper

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) the state court's factual findings regarding the three proffered...