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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Jerry Simpson challenging the timeliness of his habeas corpus petition. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
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 Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for the return of property filed under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure forty-one. The court held that the motion must be brought in the district where the property was seized, not where the seizure was ordered or where the defendant was tried.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's constitutional challenge to his driver's license suspension and wage garnishment. The court held that the doctrine of claim preclusion barred the suit because the same factual predicate had been previously litigated and dismissed.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the convictions of Claudia Carolina Monroy-Ramirez for transporting unauthorized aliens and related conspiracy charges. The court declined to address a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal, directing the defendant to raise that issue in a separate habeas corpus proceeding.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate prejudice from alleged counsel errors or due process violations.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. The panel held that the appellant failed to provide valid reasons for not challenging the restitution order earlier and offered only conclusory allegations.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner challenging the denial of a resentencing request under Oklahoma law. The court held that habeas relief is unavailable when the error involves only post-conviction procedures rather than the imposition of the conviction or sentence.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Air Force COVID-19 vaccine mandates as moot. The court held that because the mandates were rescinded and the complaint targeted only those specific orders, no live controversy remained for judicial review.