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Hoffner v. Bradshaw

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from a conviction for aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, robbery and a...

Towery v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) the court was unpersuaded by petitioner's argument that a...

Ex Parte Miller

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas proceedings of defendant challenging his enhanced sentence under the habitual-offender statute for his murder conviction, the court's...

Griffin v. Pierce

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Evidence
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief from a conviction for murder, solicitation to commit murder, conspiracy to commit...

Souliotes v. Evans

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas petition brought by a petitioner serving a life sentence for three murders by arson that he claimed he did not commit, a dismissal of the...

Richardson v. Superintendent of Mid-Orange Corr. Facility

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In the state's appeal from a grant of petitioner's habeas petition, the order is reversed where the district court erred because petitioner failed to...

Geralds v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's petition for habeas relief from his capital murder conviction is denied and circuit court order denying his motion to vacate his...

Fusi v. O'Brien

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his rape conviction is vacated and remanded as the district court should have...

Gautier v. Wall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Defendant's application for a certificate of appealability is denied and the judgment of the district court is vacated as the court lacked...

In re Taplett

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Defendant's petition for habeas relief from the governor's reversal of the Board of Parole Hearings' (Board) decision finding her suitable for parole,...