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Benitez v. Garcia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for habeas corpus challenging a sentence for murder following defendant's extradition to the U.S. from Venezuela is reversed...

Josselyn v. Dennehy

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a mixed petition for habeas corpus for failure to exhaust state remedies is affirmed where petitioner had not exhausted his remaining...

Scott v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
There is no Sixth Amendment right to counsel in a Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35 appeal.

Stokes v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a motion brought pursuant to Rule 60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking to overturn the earlier dismissal of...

Rogers v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus are...

Guest v. McCann

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over defendant's showing of substantial evidence indicating corruption on the part of the...

Moody v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital murder case, an order granting a petition for habeas corpus on petitioner's equal protection claim is vacated where the district court...

Van v. Jones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A Michigan defendant's consolidation hearing is not a critical stage of the criminal proceeding against him and the total absence of counsel at such a...

Benge v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief in a death penalty case is affirmed over petitioner's claims of error regarding whether: 1) the prosecution withheld favorable...

Preede v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a postconviction motion to vacate defendant's conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death and a petition for a writ of habeas...