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Williams v. Martinez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, dismissal of petitioner's habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction is reversed where, because the state court of appeals held...

Bell v. Norris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where the Arkansas Supreme Court identified and reasonably applied the...

Johnson v. Sherry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a second degree murder case, district court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief is vacated and remanded for an evidentiary...

Eddleman v. McKee

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's orders releasing defendant from prison and barring his reprosecution on the ground that the State took too long to conduct a second...

Pardo v. Sec'y., Fla. Dept. of Corr.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's petition is affirmed where: 1) the trial court was not required to hold a sua sponte hearing on...

Ortiz v. N.Y.S. Parole in Bronx

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a petition for habeas relief from petitioner's convictions for first degree riot and second degree assault under New York law, denial of the...

Flowers v. Norris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a robbery prosecution, denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) the record clearly showed that defense counsel based his...

Chontos v. Berghuis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas proceedings arising following the imposition of a 40-year maximum sentence and a 225-month minimum for first-degree criminal sexual conduct...

Bobby v. Van Hook

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, a circuit court of appeals' grant of the petition on the basis that petitioner's lawyers performed deficiently in...

In re Cerny

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Defendant's petition for habeas relief is denied as the parole board's decision to deny parole was supported by evidence that defendant might revert...