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Every decision we've filed under Habeas Corpus - State Prisoner (28 USC 2254).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a per curiam order granting a temporary stay of execution for Edward Lee Busby. The court paused the scheduled May fourteenth, two thousand twenty-six execution pending further orders or a Supreme Court decision in a related case.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging a murder conviction, holding that the trial judge's conduct did not demonstrate bias or render the trial fundamentally unfair.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner challenging the timeliness of his federal habeas petition. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate that reasonable jurists would debate the district court's procedural ruling that his claim was time-barred.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal habeas corpus petition filed by a South Dakota death row inmate. The court rejected six claims challenging the constitutionality of habeas deference, procedural default, and ineffective assistance of counsel.
The Ninth Circuit granted a stay and abeyance to allow a death row inmate to present an ineffective assistance of counsel claim at sentencing to state court. The court held that the claim was not procedurally barred under Arizona law despite the petitioner's failure to raise it in a prior petition.
The Ninth Circuit granted a stay and abeyance to allow a death row inmate to present an ineffective assistance of counsel claim at sentencing to state courts. The court held that it was unclear whether Arizona law would bar the claim in a second postconviction petition.
The Ninth Circuit granted a stay and abeyance to allow a death row inmate to present an ineffective assistance of counsel claim at sentencing to state court. The court held that it is unclear whether Arizona procedural rules bar such a claim in a second post-conviction petition.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a district court order denying a habeas corpus petition. The court held that the petitioner forfeited his right to appellate review by failing to file specific objections to a magistrate judge's recommendation.
The Fourth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed Kevin M. Lydon's appeal because he failed to demonstrate that the district court's procedural dismissal was debatable. Consequently, the prisoner is barred from further appellate review of the untimeliness ruling.
The Fourth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed Timothy Bullock's appeal of his dismissed habeas petition because he failed to make a substantial showing that reasonable jurists could debate the district court's procedural ruling. The court held that Bullock's informal brief was insufficient to preserve any issues for review, resulting in the immediate termination of the appellate proceeding.