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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court order granting an unconditional writ of habeas corpus to David Smith. The court held that the state failed to comply with a prior conditional writ by utilizing the victim's identification of Smith during his retrial.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal habeas corpus petition filed by a Florida prisoner. The court held that appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a corpus delicti claim that was procedurally barred.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner challenging his child abuse conviction. The court held that the new medical evidence presented did not meet the demanding standard required to prove actual innocence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the challenge to the execution of the sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court held that the state court's application of the custody test for Miranda warnings and the voluntariness of the defendant's statements was not objectively unreasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a petitioner's amended motion to reconsider a prior dismissal. The court found it lacked jurisdiction over the underlying district court judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a federal prisoner challenging his sentence. The court found that the prisoner failed to show that reasonable jurists could debate the district court's ruling on his constitutional claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to an Oklahoma prisoner challenging the timeliness of his habeas petition. The court held that the petitioner failed to meet the demanding standard for the actual innocence exception to the one-year filing deadline.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition. The appellate court held that the petitioner forfeited his right to appellate review by failing to file specific objections to the magistrate judge's recommendation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the timeliness of a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.