all - Opinion Summaries

REGA v. US

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Where defendant's testimony would have done more damage to his case than it would have helped, he cannot show prejudice under the Sixth Amendment in...

FISHER v. ROE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A defendant has the right for counsel to be present at a readback of testimony, and where the defendant is not afforded that right, a writ of habeas...

THOMPSON v. COCKRELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Prisoners have a liberty interest in the calendar time following an erroneous release, which entitle them to the procedural protections set forth in...

GRIGGS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A state court's holding that a governor's statement to the press was not a law for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause is not a decision that was...

FISHER v. GIBSON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Where petitioner pled guilty in three separate proceedings and was found competent in each one, he may not claim equitable tolling for alleged...

ANDERSON v. BOWERSOX

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Multiple confessions to crime will negate claim of prejudice from alleged ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to cross-examine witness on...

HUNT v. MITCHELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A criminal defendant who was denied the right to consult with newly appointed counsel for ten minutes before trial suffered per se ineffective...

MILLER v. CHAMPION

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
When a defendant alleges that his attorney's ineffective assistance led him to plead guilty, the test for prejudice is whether he can show that he...

NEVERSON v. BISSONNETTE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The pendency in federal court of a prior dismissed habeas petition does not toll the statute of limitations for the purposes of a subsequent petition.

US v. DOVALINA

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Where a reasonable jury could find that defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the failure of defendant's appellate counsel to adequately...