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Hamilton v. Ayers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the petition is affirmed as to petitioner's guilt where: 1) petitioner failed to claim potential or actual...

Rhode v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) the state court of appeals reasonably found that defense counsel thought...

In re: Lindsey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a drug and firearm prosecution, the denial of plaintiff's Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion claiming that the district court erred in deciding his 28...

Wackerly v. Workman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, denial of the petition is affirmed where petitioner claimed that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by...

Heleva v. Brooks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief is vacated and remanded because the court did not consider the Supreme Court's...

Lewis v. Horn

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's grant of defendant's petition for habeas relief from his death sentence is vacated and remanded as the district court erred in its...

Sutherland v. Gaetz

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of a petition for habeas relief of a defendant convicted of attempted first degree murder and related crimes is affirmed as...

Simmons v. Beard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings arising from defendant's capital murder conviction, district court's grant of habeas relief on the ground that the state...

Schad v. Ryan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of the petition is affirmed in part where the prosecution's failure to produce letters written by the prosecutor...

Thompson v. Bell

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law, Sentencing
In habeas proceedings arising from petitioner's capital murder conviction, district court's denial of relief is affirmed in part and reversed in part...