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BUELL v. MITCHELL

United States Sixth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A judge who, as a legislator, sponsored or voted for legislation implementing or favoring the death penalty cannot be presumed to be disqualified from...
12/04/2001 99-4271

VALDEZ v. COCKRELL

United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The lack of a full and fair hearing during prosecution of a state crime conviction does not preclude deferential review of a federal habeas petition...
12/03/2001 99-41216

FAIL v. HUBBARD

United States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The one-year statute of limitations under the AEDPA is not equitably tolled from the date an unexhausted petition is filed to the date it is dismissed...
12/03/2001 99-15548

PRUITT v. US

United States Eleventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
When a habeas corpus petition is filed before enactment of the AEDPA, and an amended petition is filed more than one year after the date of the Act,...
12/03/2001 98-3769

BENNETT v. MUELLER

United States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a California state habeas petition for lack of diligence constitutes an independent and adequate ground for denial of the habeas petition...
11/29/2001 00-56199

FULLER v. GORCZYK

United States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Exclusion of a witness's letter that admitted she lied about charges against defendant was not prejudicial to defendant where defendant himself...
11/28/2001 00-2430

BURCH v. CORCORAN

United States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Juror who read a Bible during deliberations in death penalty trial did not violate defendant's due process rights absent evidence that juror relied on...
11/28/2001 01-4

LANDRIGAN v. STEWART

United States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Defense counsel did not render ineffective assistance to defendant at sentencing stage of death penalty case where defendant instructed counsel not to...
11/28/2001 00-99011

HAYNES v. CAIN

United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Defense counsel may not concede guilt to lower degree of murder in murder case without client's consent.
11/27/2001 00-31012

BRISENO v. COCKRELL

United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Appellate counsel did not render ineffective assistance by failing to appeal trial court's denial of blood expert to defendant who could have...
11/27/2001 99-41246

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