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Murray v. Carrier, No. 84-1554 (U.S. Supreme Court) (477 U.S. 478; 106 S.Ct. 2639) (June 26, 1986) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • June 2, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Murray v. Carrier, No. 84-1554 (U.S. Supreme Court) (477 U.S. 478; 106 S.Ct. 2639) (June 26, 1986) (Justice O'Connor) by The Court granted certiorari in this case to consider "whether a federal habeas petitioner can show cause for a procedural default by establishing that competent defense counsel inadvertently failed to …

Haley v. Cockrell, No. 01-41389 (5th Cir.) (325 F.3d 569) (March 19, 2003) (Per Curiam)

Article • May 1, 2003 • from P&J May, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Haley v. Cockrell, No. 01-41389 (5th Cir.) (325 F.3d 569) (March 19, 2003) (Per Curiam) by See subsequent reversal by the Supreme Court at Dretke v. Haley, No. 02-1824 (May 3, 2004).

Haley v. Cockrell, No. 01-41389 (5th Cir.) (306 F.3d 257) (September 27, 2002) (Judge Carl E. Stewart)

Article • October 1, 2002 • from P&J October, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Haley v. Cockrell, No. 01-41389 (5th Cir.) (306 F.3d 257) (September 27, 2002) (Judge Carl E. Stewart) by Petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, asserting that his conviction was illegal. The District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the petition and ordered …

Visciotti v. Woodford, No. 99-99031 (9th Cir.) (288 F.3d 1097) (April 24, 2002) (Judge Various)

Article • June 1, 2002 • from P&J October, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Visciotti v. Woodford, No. 99-99031 (9th Cir.) (288 F.3d 1097) (April 24, 2002) (Judge Various) by Petitioner inmate was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and robbery and was sentenced to death, but the inmate asserted that his counsel was ineffective. The inmate and respondent custodial official cross-appealed the decision of …

U.S. v. Halter, No. 99-3045 (8th Cir.) (217 F.3d 551) (July 3, 2000) (Judge Donald P. Lay)

Article • August 1, 2000 • from P&J August, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

U.S. v. Halter, No. 99-3045 (8th Cir.) (217 F.3d 551) (July 3, 2000) (Judge Donald P. Lay) by This case is noted for its valiant attempt to explain what the Supreme Court probably meant when it discussed the concept of "actual innocence" in Bousley v. U.S., 523 U.S. 614 (1998). …

Spence v. Superintendent, Great Meadow Cor. Fac., No. 97-2945 (2nd Cir.) (219 F.3d 162) (July 18, 2000) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone)

Article • August 1, 2000 • from P&J August, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Spence v. Superintendent, Great Meadow Cor. Fac., No. 97-2945 (2nd Cir.) (219 F.3d 162) (July 18, 2000) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone) by In general, a habeas petitioner may not raise a procedurally defaulted claim, i.e., a claim not presented to the state court, unless he demonstrates cause for the default …

Reasonover v. Washington, No. 4:96CV1477 JCH (E.D.Mo.) (60 F.Supp.2d 937) (August 2, 1999) (Judge Jean C. Hamilton)

Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Reasonover v. Washington, No. 4:96CV1477 JCH (E.D.Mo.) (60 F.Supp.2d 937) (August 2, 1999) (Judge Jean C. Hamilton) by This case, in which the Court granted a Writ of Habeas Corpus on the grounds that the prosecution failed to disclose Brady and Giglio materials, is noted primarily for its detailed analysis …

U.S. v. Lloyd, No. 98-7480 (3rd Cir.) (188 F.3d 184) (August 13, 1999) (Judge Carol Los Mansmann)

Article • October 1, 1999 • from P&J October, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

U.S. v. Lloyd, No. 98-7480 (3rd Cir.) (188 F.3d 184) (August 13, 1999) (Judge Carol Los Mansmann) by Here, interpreting the Supreme Court's decision in Bousley v. U.S., the 3rd Circuit held that a petitioner who had procedurally defaulted his Bailey claim need not show actual innocence of less serious, …

U.S. v. Jasin, No. Crim No. 91-602-08 (E.D.Pa.) (25 F.Supp.2d 551) (August 12, 1998) (Judge Jan E. Dubois)

Article • January 1, 1999 • from P&J January, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

U.S. v. Jasin, No. Crim No. 91-602-08 (E.D.Pa.) (25 F.Supp.2d 551) (August 12, 1998) (Judge Jan E. Dubois) by The defendant in this case was a manager at International Signal Corporation (ISC), a company that was working on a project to identify and correct certain problems relating to the launching …

Carriger v. Stewart, No. 95-99025 (9th Cir.) (132 F.3d 463) (December 17, 1997) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder)

Article • February 1, 1998 • from P&J February, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Carriger v. Stewart, No. 95-99025 (9th Cir.) (132 F.3d 463) (December 17, 1997) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder) by Here the Court held that the defendant was not entitled to habeas relief on a freestanding claim of actual innocence since that rquires an "extraordinarily high" threshhold of evidence. This is another …

Amrine v. Bowersox, No. 96-1892 (8th Cir.) (128 F.3d 1222) (November 3, 1997) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)

Article • December 1, 1997 • from P&J December, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Amrine v. Bowersox, No. 96-1892 (8th Cir.) (128 F.3d 1222) (November 3, 1997) (Judge Diana E. Murphy) by In this fascinating prison case, the petitioner presented numerous pieces of evidence that prison officials had conspired to manufacture evidence that he had committed a murder while in prison. The lower court …

Carriger v. Stewart, No. 95-99025 (9th Cir.) (95 F.3d 755) (September 24, 1996) (Judge Alex Kozinski)

Article • October 1, 1996 • from P&J October, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Carriger v. Stewart, No. 95-99025 (9th Cir.) (95 F.3d 755) (September 24, 1996) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by The Court did, however, back off slightly by stating that the Supreme Court has made clear that "for such a claim to ever be successful, the defendant's burden of proof would 'necessarily be …