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28 Nov 2019, 8:06 am by The Law Office of Philip D. Cave
This matter is a pro se petition for habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. [read post]
27 Nov 2019, 8:11 am by Steve Vladeck
Second, Banister argues that Rule 59(e) motions to amend the judgment of a first federal habeas petition should at least be treated as part of that proceeding when they do not seek to raise new claims—as was true in his case. [read post]
25 Nov 2019, 10:25 am by DONALD SCARINCI
After being arrested, Mally Daugherty petitioned the federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus. [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 10:03 am by Jennifer Davis
Poppleton, who asked him to grant a writ of habeas corpus. [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 7:03 am by Peter Margulies
” The State Department report also noted that police “ignored writs of habeas corpus in cases of illegal detention” and that Guatemalan officials had displayed a “culture of indifference to detainee rights. [read post]
18 Nov 2019, 7:33 am by Sean Rohtla
The order staying execution followed an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed according to the provisions of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.071 §5 and a motion to stay applicant’s execution. [read post]
15 Nov 2019, 12:46 pm by John Floyd
  The tactical decision not to timely object will now, likely, result in an ineffective assistance of counsel claim in a post-conviction habeas corpus proceeding. [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 10:18 am by Alicia Maule
On Monday, Innocence Project client Rodney Reed — who is scheduled for execution on November 20 — filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and 21st Judicial District Court that includes four new witness statements that exonerate Reed and implicate the murder victim’s fiancé, Jimmy Fennell. [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 7:34 am by Alicia Maule
The post Rodney Reed Files New Writ of Habeas Corpus Including Four New Witness Statements appeared first on Innocence Project. [read post]
7 Nov 2019, 11:09 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Despite this apparent failure, Bryce Benjet of the national Innocence Project and Quinncy McNeal of Mayer-Brown in Houston are in fact excellent lawyers, and their habeas-corpus-phase deconstruction has left little evidence remaining from the prosecution's case that convicted their client.Regardless, Reed's execution looms.We published the first part of the interview on the main, monthly podcast in October. [read post]
5 Nov 2019, 5:41 pm
Nwafor, Habeas corpus as a remedy for deprivation of the right to personal liberty: contemporary developments in Canada and South Africa Jeanice L. [read post]
5 Nov 2019, 10:02 am by Elizabeth Kruska
You’d think with the rise of true-crime series, like Making a Murderer or podcasts like Serial and Undisclosed(and all the eleventy jillion others out there; I kid, many of them are interesting) that everyone and their sister is somehow suddenly involved in filing habeas corpus and post-conviction relief cases. [read post]
4 Nov 2019, 9:07 am by Joel R. Brandes
The mother and the stepfather also repeatedly refused to cooperate with travel plans, and the father, among other things, had to seek a writ of habeas corpus to bring the child to the airport for a planned visit. [read post]
30 Oct 2019, 10:13 am by DONALD SCARINCI
On June 25, 2013, Malvo filed two petitions for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court, arguing that the life sentences he received in Virginia violated the Eighth Amendment in light of the Supreme Court’s then-recent decision in Miller. [read post]
In Berger’s view the Framers chose the phrase “high crimes and misdemeanors” because they knew its common law definition and wanted to ensure Congress would use the impeachment power only in extreme cases and not as a political weapon. [read post]
23 Oct 2019, 4:18 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
” and to … “put the case on hold” indicating that plaintiff was concerned about cost and was ‘”exploring other avenues:· On June 28, 20 l 3. plaintiff retained defendant Del Col to represent him in the plenary action and to file and prosecute a writ of habeas corpus regarding the contempt finding in Family Court. [read post]
18 Oct 2019, 12:56 pm by Amy Howe
Another grant today involves the Constitution’s suspension clause, which provides that the “writ of habeas corpus” – the opportunity to challenge the validity of imprisonment or detention – “shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. [read post]
7 Oct 2019, 2:19 pm by John Floyd
  In an unusual post-conviction procedural move, Brown filed a habeas corpus petition in October 2007. [read post]
5 Oct 2019, 7:23 pm by Howard Friedman
Plaintiff's Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus contends:The ... claim presents newly uncovered evidence that trial judge Vickers Cunningham referred to Mr. [read post]