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Palmer v. Hendricks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of petition for habeas relief by a defendant convicted of multiple crimes related to a 1998 shooting death is affirmed where:...

Gray v. Brady

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief, convicted of distributing cocaine and for doing so in a public park, is affirmed...

Lott v. Att'y. Gen., State of Fla.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, petitioner's application for a certificate of appealability is denied where: 1) jurists of reason would not debate the...

Bennett v. Gaetz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a habeas petition from a conviction for possession of a stolen vehicle is affirmed as defendant failed to establish a prima facie case of...

Ray v. Boatwright

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief is reversed and remanded where: 1) the detective testifying to the co-actors' statements violated...

Clements v. Clarke

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings of a defendant convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, district court's conclusion that the state...

Wood v. Allen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In capital habeas proceedings, a court of appeals' reversal of a grant of petitioner's petition is affirmed where a state court's conclusion that...

Smith v. Bradshaw

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
A denial of a request for habeas relief by a defendant convicted and sentenced to death for raping and murdering a six-month-old baby is affirmed...

Wellons v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the petition for certiorari is granted and the court of appeals' order is vacated and remanded where the court of appeals...

Jones v. Sussex I State Prison

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings claiming that petitioner's Fifth Amendment rights were violated by being punished twice for the same offense, district court's...