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Downs v. McNeils

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus as untimely because it was filed 8 days beyond the one-year limitations period provided by 28...

Whaley v. Belleque

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a pro se habeas petition as procedurally barred is remanded for consideration on the merits where, under Russell v. Rolfs, 893 F.2d 1033,...

In re Lawley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings, an order to show cause, involving claims that petitioner was factually innocent of first degree murder, conspiracy to commit...

In re Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
A civil commitment proceeding under the Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Act, section 1650 et. seq., is not authorized as to an individual whose...

Yellowbear v. Wyoming Atty. Gen.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Indian Law
Denial of a habeas corpus petition brought by an Indian tribe member convicted of first degree murder is reversed and remanded for the district court...

Devine v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a prisoner's 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence is affirmed over claims of: 1) inadequate consultation...

Israel v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a motion to vacate a conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence, as well as a petition for habeas relief, are affirmed and...

Carrascosa v. McGuire

Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Sanctions
In a case involving the incarceration of a parent who violated terms of a Parenting Agreement for failure to return her child from abroad, denial and...

Harrison v. Ollison

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of petitioner's 28 U.S.C. section 2241 habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction is affirmed where petitioner did not establish that his...

Trawick v. Allen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a habeas corpus petition in a death penalty case is affirmed over a claim that the State of Alabama exercised its peremptory strikes in a...