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Ferguson v. Sec'y. for the Dep't of Corrs.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) defense counsel was not ineffective during the penalty phase because the...

Wooten v. Norris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of Arkansas death-row inmate's petition for habeas relief claiming ineffective assistance of counsel is affirmed where: 1)...

Crickon v. Thomas

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a drug prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the Bureau of Prisons failed to provide a rational explanation for...

Randle v. Crawford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, dismissal of a habeas petition as untimely is affirmed where: 1) the Nevada Supreme Court's order dismissing petitioner's...

Mathena v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's writ of habeas corpus is reversed and remanded to dismiss the petition without prejudice where: 1) district...

Ward v. Norris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital murder case, district court's judgment denying defendant a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) defendant's motions, in substance,...

Christian v. Dingle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings resulting from petitioner's conviction of second-degree unintentional felony murder following a joint jury trial with two...

Rodriguez v. Hayes

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In an action seeking a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of plaintiff and a class of aliens detained for more than six months without a bond hearing...

Townes v. Jarvis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a habeas petition claiming that a parole ineligibility determination violated petitioner's due process and equal protection rights, denial of the...

Taylor v. Roper

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital murder case, district court's judgment denying defendant a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) defendant failed to rebut by clear...