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ROBLEDO-GONZALES v. ASHCROFT

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
Where a habeas petitioner raised a constitutional challenge to the Board of Immigration Appeals's denial of a motion to reopen deportation...

PRUITT v. MCADORY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Prosecution did not engage in impermissible gender discrimination in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment by striking only males from the jury...

MCGRIFF v. DEP'T OF CORR.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of appellant's section 2254 petition is affirmed over a claim that the court erroneously admitted his statements made at a habeas...

JURADO v. BURT

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Under the five-factor test set forth in Andrews v. Orr, 851 F.2d 146, equitable tolling should not apply to the period during which a habeas...

ROBERTS v. CARTER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Because petitioner never raised the due process component of a claim for habeas relief to the Ohio courts, this claim is procedurally defaulted. The...

PICKNEY v. CAIN

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A habeas petitioner's claim of deprivation of equal protection through selection of a grand jury foreperson was procedurally defaulted, and petitioner...

BROWN v. CAIN

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Because there was a strong stragic reason for failing to move to quash a grand jury indictment on the ground that the process of selecting the grand...

SHABAZZ v. ARTUZ

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas petition is affirmed over claims of 1) undisclosed promised of leniency made to prosecution witnesses, and 2) allowing witnesses to...

HANSON v. MAHONEY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Magistrate judges are authorized to issue certificates of appealability, and a habeas petitioner's claim for relief is procedurally defaulted.

ZUERN v. TATE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Facts presented at murder trial were sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that petitioner acted with prior calculation and design, and no...