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Seibert v. State of Florida

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

In re Valdez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's petition for habeas relief for his murder conviction and a sentence of death is denied and the order to show cause why relief should not...

Odah v. US

Evidence, Government Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a petition for habeas corpus by a detainee at Guantanamo Bay and his next friend, a denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) petitioners'...

Alston v. Dep't of Corr.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where the district court did not err in finding that the state...

Lee v. Lampert

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a prosecution for sexual abuse of a child, a grant of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) there is no actual innocence exception...

Kittel v. Thomas

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a habeas petition challenging a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) rule that categorically excluded from an early release incentive program prisoners whose...

Schoenwetter v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In defendant's petition for habeas relief, seeking to vacate his convictions for first degree murder and sentences of death, the circuit court's order...

White v. Thaler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by: (1) cross...

In re Rodden

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas proceeding, defendant's petition to vacate her guilty plea to failure to register as a sex offender in California within five days of coming...

Sears v. Upton

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital murder prosecution, the Georgia Supreme Court's affirmance of a denial of post-conviction relief is vacated where the state...