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Richey v. Mitchell, No. 01-3477 (6th Cir.) (395 F.3d 660) (January 25, 2005) (Judge R. Guy Jr. Cole) by Petitioner was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to be executed for intentionally starting an apartment fire that killed a young girl. Following a series of unsuccessful appeals in the Ohio state courts, …

U.S. v. Bendolph, No. 01-2468 (3rd Cir.) (409 F.3d 155) (May 16, 2005) (Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen) by

Williams v. Taylor, No. 98-14 (4th Cir.) (163 F.3d 860) (December 18, 1998) (Judge Karen J. Williams) by in this case the Court addressed the language of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) which limited the scope of Federal habeas review to those cases in which the state court's decision was "contrary …

Ashmus v. Calderon, No. 96-16141 (9th Cir.) (123 F.3d 1199) (August 18, 1997) (Judge David R. Thompson) by