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Wolfe v. Weisner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Summary judgment for respondent on petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed over claim that the trial court contravened petitioner's federally...

Bachman v. Bagley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A decision finding that a petition for a writ of habeas corpus was untimely is affirmed over a claim that petitioner's adjudication as a sexual...

Garcia v. Andrews

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Insurance Law
Denial of habeas relief on a conviction and sentence for aggravated murder and arson, and insurance fraud, resulting from the deaths of defendant's...

Foley v. Parker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death penalty case, denial of a habeas petition is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) ineffective assistance of counsel during the...

Young v. Sirmons

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief on a murder conviction and death sentence is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) there was insufficient evidence to support...

Wood v. Spencer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a federal habeas petition as untimely is affirmed where defendant could not claim the benefit of two limitations-extending provisions...

Henley v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death penalty case, denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over claims regarding whether: 1) petitioner procedurally...

Valentine v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
US v. Booker establishes a new rule of criminal procedure, and thus, petitioners whose convictions became final prior to Booker may not rely on...

Schriro v. Landrigan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas proceedings in a death penalty case, a circuit court's decision remanding the case for an evidentiary hearing on an ineffective assistance...

In Re: Fashina

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petition for leave to file a successive section 2255 habeas petition claiming petitioner's sentence was unconstitutional in light of US v. Booker is...