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WHITFIELD v. BOWERSOX

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Grant of habeas corpus is reversed, as the record supports state court finding that petitioner voluntarily waived the right to testify. Counsel acted...

ADAMS v. HOLLAND

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 39 rendered Tennessee Supreme Court review "unavailable" in the context of habeas relief, and Rule 39 does not operate...

COLVIN v. TAYLOR

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
State court's decision, that prosecutor's statements at sentencing after agreeing in plea agreement to stand silent did not constitute a breach of the...

MCCLURE v. THOMPSON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
No breach of the duty of confidentiality and no actual conflict of interest arose through original defense counsel's anonymous phone call to law...

CRONE v. .COCKRELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Petitioner's failure to bring a jail time credit claim in an initial application, despite the fact the claim arose prior to filing an initial...

RODWELL v. PEPE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 60(b) motion should be treated as a second or successive habeas petition if and only if the factual predicate...

CABRERA v. HINSLEY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Petitioner had a full and fair opportunity to litigate his claims that his arrest was illegal, and the Illinois Supreme Court's determination that...

CRAWFORD v. JACKSON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In light of strong indicia of reliability of a police investigation report, the Parole Board's reliance on hearsay evidence did not violate...

REID v. HOLMES

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
For purposes of 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(48)(B), plaintiff was imprisoned for five years despite his having absconded for one day from work release,...