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In re Lucas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In consolidated cases in which prisoners were held beyond the their scheduled release date to allow for the completion of a full evaluation of whether...

Companonio v. O'Brien

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed, where: 1) the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court did not err in...

Martel v. Clair

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a habeas petitioner's motion to substitute counsel under 18 USC section 3599 is affirmed, with a holding that courts should employ the same...

Moormann v. Schriro

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
On application for a stay of execution and permission to file a second habeas petition in federal district court, all relief is denied, where: 1) even...

Towery v. Ryan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
On a prisoner's motion for relief from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6), seeking to reopen his habeas corpus case and...

Abram v. Gerry

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
On a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought by a prisoner convicted of sexual assault against his stepchildren, arguing that the state trial...

Mardesich v. Cate

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
On a petition for habeas corpus that included three claims challenging a state administrative agency’s order that she return to superior court for...

Wetzel v. Lambert

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
On petition for habeas corpus claiming, inter alia, that the state's failure to disclose a "police activity sheet" violated his rights under Brady v....

Howes v. Fields

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
On petition for habeas corpus challenging the admissibility of a confession given while the prisoner was questioned by corrections officers within a...

Vega v. Walsh

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
The district court's denial of a petition for habeas corpus is affirmed, where: 1) evidence of the defendant's uncharged crimes and "Enforcer" tattoo...