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Butler v. Curry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Grant of a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which claimed that petitioner's Sixth Amendment rights were violated when a California state trial...

People v. Carrillo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Conviction for first-degree murder is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) his constitutional rights were violated because the prosecution would...

Hughes v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief as to three claims arising out of a conviction and death sentence is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the jury...

D'Ambrosio v. Bagley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Grant of a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which had been amended to add a Brady claim after petitioner discovered that the prosecution withheld...

Delgadillo v. Woodford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
For purposes of the circuit court's review under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), a state habeas court's decision to apply...

Ramanauskas v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law
Petition for habeas relief from extradition to Lithuania for criminal charges is denied over claims that provisions of an Extradition Treaty between...

Miller v. Whitehead

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In consolidated habeas cases wherein prisoners alleged that the Bureau of Prisons unlawfully declared them ineligible for placement at a Residential...

Scuba v. Brigano

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of defendant's petition for writ of habeas corpus from convictions for aggravated robbery and felonious assault is affirmed where: 1)...

Day v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a habeas petition on untimeliness grounds is reversed where, treating petitioner's early petition for judicial review as a petition for a...

Gomez v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law
In habeas proceedings in a death penalty case, an application for a certificate of appealability (COA) is denied where: 1) a claim that defendant was...