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Wells v. Ryker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings of a defendant convicted of aggravated battery and attempted murder when he chased his ex-girlfriend onto a city bus, and...

Al-Bihani v. Obama

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Military Law
In a habeas petition by a Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee, denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) because petitioner was part of and supported a...

Ward v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the petition as to petitioner's murder conviction is affirmed where: 1) the district court's finding that...

Harrison v. Gillespie

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the state sought to retry petitioner and seek the death penalty...

Armstrong v. Kemna

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a grant of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) there was insufficient evidence to show that certain state...

Rever v. Acevedo

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief is affirmed as he failed to rebut the state trial court's factual finding that he...

Losh v. Fabian

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas corpus proceedings following the Minnesota Supreme Court's affirmation of the revocation of petitioner's probation and the execution of her...

Ford v. Hubbard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a grant of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where petitioner failed to establish that the limitations period should...

Randolph v. McNeil

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) given the overwhelming aggravating evidence, the state...

Jeffredo v. Macarro

Habeas Corpus, Indian Law
In a habeas petition under the Indian Civil Rights Act, claiming that petitioners' disenrollment by members of the Pechanga Tribal Council was...