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Bell v. Attorney Gen. of the State of Iowa

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a conviction for possessing with the intent to deliver cocaine base and failing to affix a...

Simmons v. Kapture

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which petitioner sought to challenge his guilty plea in an assault case is granted where: 1) the rule in...

Raygoza v. Hulick

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is reversed where defense counsel's performance taken as a whole was deficient, and defendant was...

Barnard v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where habeas corpus may not be used to file successive 3.850 motions or to raise issues which...

Johnson v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus without prejudice is affirmed where the petition was filed in the incorrect court.

Cagle v. Norris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas relief in a first-degree murder case is affirmed over claims of structural error in a jury instruction, violation of the right to...

Hamilton v. Morgan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a habeas petition seeking relief from a state court conviction for armed robbery and evading arrest is affirmed where the decision of...

Lang v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of petitioner's motion to vacate his resentencing pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2255 is affirmed as the court rejects his claim that, because...

Emmett v. Kelly

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where petitioner was not denied the effective assistance of counsel since: 1) it was...

Sonnier v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Death row inmate's request for a Certificate of Appealability (COA) is denied in its entirety over claims that: 1) his trial counsel was ineffective...