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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition, holding that a noncitizen detained inside the United States pending removal proceedings is eligible for a bond hearing under 8 United States Code Section 1226(a).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by David Hill regarding a denial of relief in a federal habeas corpus proceeding. The court ruled that the appeal was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not filed within the required time limit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies and did not establish that such exhaustion should be excused.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Mesuron Taylor regarding his federal habeas corpus motion. The court found that Taylor failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a ninety-six-month sentence for drug possession and distribution. The court rejected the defendant's arguments that acquitted conduct sentencing violated the Double Jeopardy Clause.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in a federal drug case involving a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The court rejected claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and challenges to the sentencing guidelines calculation.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking relief under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the appellant failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the criminal judgment against Ricky Grover Aaron while dismissing his appeal regarding funding for an expert witness. The court found that Aaron's guilty plea waived non-jurisdictional defects and that no meritorious grounds for appeal existed under the Anders standard.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a federal prisoner seeking relief under the habeas corpus statute. The court held that the appellant failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Ninth Circuit denied petitions for panel and en banc rehearing in a death penalty habeas case involving jury selection. The original panel had affirmed in part and vacated in part a district court ruling that denied federal habeas relief to a Nevada prisoner.