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Gentry v. Sevier

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's habeas petition based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is reversed as the Court of Appeals of...

Doody v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) the Miranda advisement provided to petitioner, which consumed...

Perkins v. Herbert

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a robbery prosecution, conditional grant of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) the prosecution failed to meet its burden in showing...

Polson v. Bowersox

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a drug possession prosecution, dismissal of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the statute of limitations was tolled during the...

Gagne v. Booker

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Grant of habeas relief to a defendant convicted of criminal sexual misconduct is affirmed as a Michigan Court of Appeals opinion constituted an...

Harrison v. Gillespie

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of the petition is reversed where the state trial court abused its discretion by declaring a mistrial without...

Robinson v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the petition is reversed in part and remanded for a new sentencing proceeding where: 1) the state courts...

Tolliver v. Sheets

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a petition for habeas relief brought by a defendant convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend is affirmed where: 1) while portions of...

Thaler v. Haynes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the court of appeals' reversal of the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed and the matter remanded where...

Appleby v. Warden, N. Reg'l Jail & Corr. Facility

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for habeas relief, brought by an individual convicted of drunk-driving offenses and sentenced to life imprisonment is affirmed as...