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Evans v. Thompson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a petition for federal habeas relief is affirmed over petitioner's arguments that: 1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel during...

Harris v. Carter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus as untimely is reversed and remanded where petitioner was entitled to equitable tolling on the...

Gonzales v. Tafoya

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief from convictions and sentences for second-degree murder and other offenses, committed when defendant was fourteen years old,...

Brown v. Sirmons

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief from a conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) whether the use of...

Gonzales v. Knowles

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a habeas petition from a conviction for sexual molestation of a minor is affirmed over due process and ineffective assistance of counsel...

Ex parte Moreno

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
On its own initiative, the court reconsiders a habeas claim in a capital murder case, grants relief and vacates the punishment portion of the judgment...

In re Rozzo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Habeas petition challenging governor's reversal of a decision of the Board of Parole Hearings granting parole to petitioner is denied where the...

Wallace v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief in a capital murder case is affirmed over a claim that, had Texas parole rules not changed between sentencing and when...

In re J.G.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In case where petitioner is serving multiple, indeterminate life sentences in an institution located outside of California as a participant in the...

Price v. Thurmer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
Denial of habeas relief from a conviction and sentence for attempted murder and other crimes is affirmed in part, but reversed in part and remanded...