all - Opinion Summaries

Boltz v. Mullin

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

Richie v. Mullin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
The grant of habeas corpus relief is reversed where the district court erred when it found that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance in...

US v. Pollard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of defendant's second 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion is affirmed since it was untimely filed.

Payne v. Bell

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

Cole v. Dretke

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of plaintiff's habeas corpus petition is affirmed over his claim that the Texas capital sentencing scheme did not allow the jury to give full...

In Re: Hearn

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Plaintiff-death row inmate's second petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted where it is based on the new rule of constitutional law set forth in...

In re Roberts

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A habeas corpus petition, challenging an unsuitable for parole finding, should be filed in a court within the county where the defendant was...

Myles v. US

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Injury & Tort Law
The district judge properly dismissed plaintiff-inmate's suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act as untimely.

Ruvalcaba v. Chandler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief is affirmed over his claim that the state appellate court acted contrary to Supreme Court precedent...

Tyler v. Mitchell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas relief is affirmed where his waiver of mitigation evidence was constitutionally valid.