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10 Nov 2009, 9:26 am
" Stevens said in the statement that he believes "that the Court would be wise to adopt a practice of staying all executions scheduled in advance of the completion of our review of a capital defendant’s first application for a federal writ of habeas corpus. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 5:40 am by stu@crimapp.com
The court reversed a grant of habeas corpus relief to an Ohio death-row inmate that was predicated on the circuit court's determination that counsel for the petitioner at his trial more than two decades ago failed to satisfy the 2003 ABA standards for uncovering and presenting mitigating evidence. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 5:23 am
Cyr, in which the Court made clear that AEDPA and IIRIRA do not deprive courts of jurisdiction to review habeas corpus petitions, he emphasized in particular that immigration statutes should be “interpret[ed] … to preserve the jurisdiction of the federal courts. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 4:47 pm by Cheryl Nyberg
How many cases considered by the Warren Court (1953-1967) involved the federal habeas corpus act? [read post]
8 Nov 2009, 5:10 am
LEXIS 102880 (MD FL, Oct. 20, 2009), was a habeas corpus action brought by an inmate who was re-imprisoned for violating the conditions of his early release. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 8:39 am
“Undoing finality in habeas corpus litigation in the federal courts can undermine the states’ interests in ensuring safety, deterring crime, and rehabilitating criminal offenders. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 7:58 am
If a federal court were to grant such a habeas corpus petition, the case would likely return to its original jurisdiction for retrial. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 10:20 am
  Entering the federal appellate system under a writ for habeas corpus under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), the federal district court went Wood’s way and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, opining that that the AEDPA limits review to "…whether there is evidence to support the state courts' findings" and the Alabama court's fact finding was reasonable… [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 9:27 am
Allen, a capital habeas case that questions how a federal court should review the facts determined in a state criminal proceeding under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 4:34 am by stu@crimapp.com
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to hear two Michigan habeas corpus cases. [read post]
3 Nov 2009, 1:11 am
" Plan B was to make an end run around their screw up via a habeas corpus petition. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 11:22 am
Commissioner of Correction ("In the case before us, the petitioner, Kaniyn Parker, appeals following the habeas court's denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the court's judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the court did not have jurisdiction over the petition. [read post]
28 Oct 2009, 4:44 pm
Lawyers for the detainees in the Kiyemba case have already signaled that they will challenge any such restriction on ultimate release from detention as a violation of the Constitution’s clause that sharply restricts Congress’s power to suspend habeas corpus rights. [read post]
27 Oct 2009, 3:31 pm by stu@crimapp.com
Holland, a prisoner on Florida's death row, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a Florida Federal District Court. [read post]
27 Oct 2009, 11:49 am
In August, as a result of the ACLU’s habeas corpus petition on behalf of Jawad, he was finally released and sent home to Afghanistan after six-and-a-half-years in U.S. custody. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 9:00 am
Supreme Court has ruled that in a habeas corpus case challenging a prisoner's execution, a federal appellate court should allow the prisoner's arguments to be considered before ruling that a state may execute him.... [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 1:18 pm
If a court has jurisdiction over a detainee case already (because he's seeking a writ of habeas corpus, or defending himself against criminal charges, etc.), the Geneva Conventions may be a source of rights. [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 9:42 am
If a court has jurisdiction over a detainee case already (because he's seeking a writ of habeas corpus, or defending himself against criminal charges, etc.), the Geneva Conventions may be a source of rights. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 1:22 pm
Courts should also broaden access to habeas corpus to include detainees at other sites such as Bagram air base. [read post]