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In re White

California Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Upheld a man's conviction for second-degree felony murder. Rejected his argument that the California second-degree murder rule is unconstitutionally...
04/30/2019 E068801

In re McGhee

California Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Invalidated regulations adopted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation concerning the parole eligibility of nonviolent felons...
04/29/2019 A153721

People v. Berg

California Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to vacate its prior order granting habeas corpus relief. The issue involved a recent change in...
04/29/2019 D073749

In re Taylor

California Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Granted a defendant's habeas motion to remove a felony murder special circumstance. Held that he did not act with reckless indifference to human life...
04/19/2019 A155328

US v Clay

United States Fifth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Appeals court affirmed denial of petitioner's successive habeas petition stating that petition must show that it is more likely than not that the...
04/19/2019 17-60538

Washington v. Ryan

United States Ninth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that an Arizona death row inmate received ineffective assistance of counsel at the penalty phase of his murder case. Remanded with instructions...
04/17/2019 05-99009

Jones v. Davis

United States Fifth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed that a Texas death row inmate was not entitled to federal post-conviction relief. Also upheld that the denial of his request for further...
04/15/2019 16-70003

People v. Superior Court (Jones)

California Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that a district attorney must turn over to defense habeas counsel the prosecution's jury selection notes, which were referenced during a...
04/09/2019 D074028

In re Palmer

California Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Granted a habeas corpus petition filed by a California inmate and ordered him released from custody. Held that the repeated denials of parole he...
04/05/2019 A154269

In re Hernandez

California Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Granted a petition for habeas corpus filed by a woman who pleaded guilty to a drug-trafficking charge. Held that her appointed trial counsel should...
03/26/2019 G054623

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