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Pooler v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's motion to vacate his first-degree murder conviction and sentence of death is affirmed over claims that: 1) trial counsel...

Yang v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging denial of applications for adjustment of status and waiver of inadmissibility, and ordering her removed is dismissed...

US v. Pacheco-Diaz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Petition for rehearing in a prosecution for illegal reentry is denied where the district court properly applied a sentencing enhancement for reentry...

In re LaRhonda Torry

Administrative Law, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
A party chair is not authorized to deny a candidate's application for placement on the official primary ballot for failure to comply with Elec. Code...

St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Park Warwick, L.P.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A court of appeals ruling refusing to reach the merits of appellants appeal is reversed and remanded where the notice of appeal in the insured's name,...

Nueces County v. San Patricio County

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Governmental immunity protects petitioner-county from another county's suit to recover taxes paid.

Living Ctrs. of Texas, Inc. v. Penalver

Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a wrongful death suit, a court of appeals judgment affirming a ruling in favor of plaintiff is reversed where a jury argument that compared...

Living Ctrs. of Texas, Inc. v. Pe-alver

Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a wrongful death suit, a court of appeals judgment affirming a ruling in favor of plaintiff is reversed where a jury argument that compared...

James v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
An order denying a motion for reappointment of Capital Collateral Regional Counsel (CCRC) and reinstatement of a motion to vacate a sentence of death...

Luton v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure
The review proceeding at issue is dismissed as jurisdiction was improvidently granted.