Topic
Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner seeking federal habeas relief. The court dismissed the appeal after finding that most claims were procedurally defaulted and the remaining claims lacked merit under federal standards.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief to a death row inmate. The court held that the state court's admission of evidence regarding the defendant's Satanism and the performance of his counsel did not violate clearly established federal law.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court order reducing a defendant's sentence based on youth and rehabilitation, holding these factors do not constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons under the compassionate-release statute.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence under Section twenty-two hundred fifty-four. The court held that attempted armed bank robbery remains a crime of violence under Section ninety-two four C despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Davis.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking relief under Section twenty-two hundred fifty-five of Title twenty-eight. The court held that the appellant failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release. The court held that the prisoner failed to meet the ten-year service requirement necessary to claim a change in law as an extraordinary and compelling reason.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a district court order denying relief on a federal prisoner's motion under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court found the appellant failed to make the requisite showing for a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Marcus D. Allison because the underlying district court order he challenged was vacated. The court found the appeal moot since the district court had already granted Allison's motion for reconsideration to allow him to file objections.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Octavious Artis regarding his federal habeas corpus motion. The court denied a certificate of appealability because Artis failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a federal prisoner seeking to challenge his sentence. The court dismissed the proceeding after finding no reasonable jurist could debate the district court's procedural and harmless error rulings.