all - Opinion Summaries

ALEJO v. HELLER

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's sua sponte dismissal of a claim of unconstitutional discipline was proper where a prisoner failed to allege that defendant personally...

BUGH v. MITCHELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Admission of 1) adults' testimony as to out-of-court statements made by a child abuse victim, and 2) evidence concerning petitioner's similar,...

FORT v. ASHCROFT

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law, International Law
Federal courts possess 28 U.S.C. section 2241 habeas jurisdiction over claims arising under the Convention Against Torture's implementing legislation...

AKI-KHUAM v. DAVIS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Indiana state courts deviated significantly from the Batson line of cases with respect to selection of the jury that convicted petitioner, in...

TAYLOR v. BOWERSOX

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petitioner had no state-created, federally-protected right to have the same trial and sentencing judge, and was not entitled to withdraw a guilty plea...

POWELL v. COLLINS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petitioner was denied his right to expert psychological assistance and effective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial, thus...

MCCLENDON v. SHERMAN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The statute of limitations began to run upon the conclusion of a 28 U.S.C. section 2244 petitioner's direct appeal, and petitioner has not...

POWELL v. GALAZA

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A state trial court's mid-trial jury instruction improperly removed the element of specific intent from the jury's consideration and effectively...

GUILLORY v. ROE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A prisoner was not entitled to equitable tolling, by virtue of the district court's erroneous dismissal of a prior habeas petition containing...

US v. PHERIGO

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In appeals from drug convictions, 1) denial of a motion to sever was not erroneous, 2) late production of phone records did not prejudice defendant,...