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Escamilla v. Jungwirth

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of Defendant's habeas petition is affirmed where the district court properly found the petition untimely.

Moormann v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff petition for habeas corpus relief is reversed where he has sufficiently asserted claims of ineffective assistance of appellate...

Wilson v. Beard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The grant of plaintiff's writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where the district court properly concluded that the district attorney engaged in...

Davis v. Greiner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas corpus relief is affirmed over his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Hodge v. Hurley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is reversed where his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective in failing to object...

Johnson v. Luoma

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas corpus relief is affirmed over his claims of juror bias and ineffective assistance of counsel.

Malicoat v. Mullin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Death row inmate raises seven meritless points of error on direct appeal.

In re Kinnamon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Pursuant to Penal Code section 1405, defendant is entitled to the appointment of counsel for the purpose of obtaining forensic DNA testing as to his...

Dye v. Hofbauer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's habeas corpus petition is reversed where the Michigan Court of Appeals incorrectly ruled that his prosecutorial misconduct claim...

Overton v. Mathes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Iowa courts reasonably applied Supreme Court precedent in determining that plaintiff executed a valid waiver of his right to counsel.