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U.S. v. Flores-Mejia, No. 12-3149 (3rd Cir.) (759 F.3d 253) (July 16, 2014) (Judge Jane R. Roth)

Article • July 28, 2014 • from P&J July, 2014

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Preservation of Issues

U.S. v. Flores-Mejia, No. 12-3149 (3rd Cir.) (759 F.3d 253) (July 16, 2014) (Judge Jane R. Roth) by Overruling its decision in U.S. v. Sevilla, 541 F.3d 226 (3d Cir. Sept. 4, 2008), a divided Third Circuit, sitting en banc, held that a procedural error at sentencing is preserved only …

McQuiggan v. Perkins, No. 12-126 (U.S. Supreme Court) (569 U.S. 383; 133 S.Ct. 1924) (May 28, 2013) (Justice Ginsburg)

Article • June 10, 2013 • from P&J June, 2013

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

McQuiggan v. Perkins, No. 12-126 (U.S. Supreme Court) (569 U.S. 383; 133 S.Ct. 1924) (May 28, 2013) (Justice Ginsburg) by McQuiggan v. Perkins, No. 12-126 (U.S. Sup. Ct. May 28, 2013) (Justice Ginsburg) Trevino v. Thaler, No. 11-10189 (U.S. Sup. Ct. May 28, 2013) (Justice Breyer) In these two habeas …

Coleman v. Thompson, No. 89-7662 (U.S. Supreme Court) (501 U.S. 722; 111 S.Ct. 2546) (June 24, 1991) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • March 27, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cause and Prejudice

Coleman v. Thompson, No. 89-7662 (U.S. Supreme Court) (501 U.S. 722; 111 S.Ct. 2546) (June 24, 1991) (Justice O'Connor) by In this detailed review of the relatonship between procedural defaults and federal habeas review, the Court held that inter alia a state prisoner's federal habeas petition should be dismissed if …

U.S. v. Thorn, No. 11-37-cr (L) (2nd Cir.) (659 F.3d 227) (October 20, 2011) (Judge Reena Raggi)

Article • December 1, 2011

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Procedural Default/Error

U.S. v. Thorn, No. 11-37-cr (L) (2nd Cir.) (659 F.3d 227) (October 20, 2011) (Judge Reena Raggi) by In cross-appeals from a judgment of the district court vacating a money laundering conspiracy conviction in light of US v. Santos, judgment is reversed where defendant's challenge to the "proceeds" element of …

Cone v. Bell, No. 07-1114 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 449; 129 S.Ct. 1769) (April 28, 2009) (Justice Stevens)

Article • March 1, 2009 • from P&J April, 2009

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Capital Cases

Cone v. Bell, No. 07-1114 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 449; 129 S.Ct. 1769) (April 28, 2009) (Justice Stevens) by To best understand the issues before the Supreme Court in this capital sentencing case, one should start with Justice Stevens’ concluding paragraph where he observed: “In the 27 years since …

Herrera v. Collins, No. 91-7328 (U.S. Supreme Court) (506 U.S. 390; 113 S.Ct. 853) (January 25, 1993) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 15, 2006

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

Herrera v. Collins, No. 91-7328 (U.S. Supreme Court) (506 U.S. 390; 113 S.Ct. 853) (January 25, 1993) (Justice Rehnquist) by Ten years after his conviction of capital murder, and quite some years after having exhausted his state and federal, direct and collateral appeals, the petitioner in this case, Leonel Torres …

Sawyer v. Whitley, No. 91-6382 (U.S. Supreme Court) (505 U.S. 333; 112 S.Ct. 2514) (June 22, 1992) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 15, 2006

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

Sawyer v. Whitley, No. 91-6382 (U.S. Supreme Court) (505 U.S. 333; 112 S.Ct. 2514) (June 22, 1992) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case, the issue addressed by the Court was the proper the standard for determining whether a petitioner bringing a successive, abusive, or defaulted federal habeas claim has shown …

House v. Bell, No. 04-8990 (U.S. Supreme Court) (547 U.S. 518; 126 S.Ct. 2064) (June 12, 2006) (Justice Kennedy)

Article • May 1, 2006 • from P&J May, 2006

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

House v. Bell, No. 04-8990 (U.S. Supreme Court) (547 U.S. 518; 126 S.Ct. 2064) (June 12, 2006) (Justice Kennedy) by Here the Court addressed for the first time the impact of DNA evidence on habeas cases holding that a death row inmate has made a sufficient showing on his claim …

Rompilla v. Beard, No. 04-5462 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 374; 125 S.Ct. 2456) (June 20, 2005) (Justice Souter)

Article • June 1, 2005 • from P&J June, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Capital Cases

Rompilla v. Beard, No. 04-5462 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 374; 125 S.Ct. 2456) (June 20, 2005) (Justice Souter) by Here the Court held, by a 5-to-4 vote, that even when a capital defendant himself has suggested that no mitigating evidence is available, his lawyer is bound to make reasonable …

Dretke v. Haley, No. 02-1824 (U.S. Supreme Court) (541 U.S. 386; 124 S.Ct. 1847) (May 3, 2004) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • April 1, 2004 • from P&J April, 2004

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

Dretke v. Haley, No. 02-1824 (U.S. Supreme Court) (541 U.S. 386; 124 S.Ct. 1847) (May 3, 2004) (Justice O'Connor) by Here, by a 6 to 3 vote, in a case where the defendant was incorrectly sentenced as a habitual offender, the Court declined to correct the forfeited error because to …

Baldwin v. Reese, No. 02-964 (U.S. Supreme Court) (541 U.S. 27; 124 S.Ct. 1347) (March 2, 2004) (Justice Breyer)

Article • February 1, 2004 • from P&J February, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Procedural Default/Error

Baldwin v. Reese, No. 02-964 (U.S. Supreme Court) (541 U.S. 27; 124 S.Ct. 1347) (March 2, 2004) (Justice Breyer) by In this habeas case, the limited issue before the Court was one of those arcane "exhaustion" rules designed to sift out frivolous appeals by prisoners - namely whether the petitioner …

Schlup v. Delo, No. 93-7901 (U.S. Supreme Court) (513 U.S. 298; 115 S.Ct. 851) (January 23, 1995) (Justice Stevens)

Article • August 25, 2003

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

Schlup v. Delo, No. 93-7901 (U.S. Supreme Court) (513 U.S. 298; 115 S.Ct. 851) (January 23, 1995) (Justice Stevens) by In this case, the Court established a narrow gateway for overriding a petitioner's clear failure to meet deadlines and requirements for filing a timely petition in federal court - essentially …

U.S. v. Chavez, No. 72-1319 (U.S. Supreme Court) (416 U.S. 562; 94 S.Ct. 1849) (May 13, 1974) (Justice White)

Article • August 4, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Procedural Default/Error

U.S. v. Chavez, No. 72-1319 (U.S. Supreme Court) (416 U.S. 562; 94 S.Ct. 1849) (May 13, 1974) (Justice White) by Here and in the companion case, U.S. v. Giordano, the Court addressed the validity of wiretap evidence where the Government failed to satisfy fully some of the statutory requirements of …

Nickerson v. Roe, No. C 98-04909 MHP (N.D.Cal.) (260 F.Supp.2d 875) (March 17, 2003) (Judge Marilyn H. Patel)

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

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

Nickerson v. Roe, No. C 98-04909 MHP (N.D.Cal.) (260 F.Supp.2d 875) (March 17, 2003) (Judge Marilyn H. Patel) by This lengthy decision is noted principally for Judge Patel's review and analysis of the Supreme Court's decision in Schlup v. Delo, 513 U.S. 298 (1995) and her granting of a habeas …

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 …

Bousley v. U.S., No. 96-8516 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 614; 118 S.Ct. 1604) (May 18, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • May 13, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Procedural Default/Error

Bousley v. U.S., No. 96-8516 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 614; 118 S.Ct. 1604) (May 18, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court held that a petitioner who has procedurally defaulted a Bailey-type claim by failing to raise it on direct appeal can raise it on collateral review by showing …

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).

Massaro v. U.S., No. 01-1559 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 500; 123 S.Ct. 1690) (April 23, 2003) (Justice Kennedy)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Procedural Default/Error

Massaro v. U.S., No. 01-1559 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 500; 123 S.Ct. 1690) (April 23, 2003) (Justice Kennedy) by Here the Court unanimously held that an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim may be brought in a collateral proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, whether or not the petitioner had first raised that …

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 …

Reese v. Baldwin, No. 01-35153 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1184) (March 12, 2002) (Judge Ronald M. Gould)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Procedural Default/Error

Reese v. Baldwin, No. 01-35153 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1184) (March 12, 2002) (Judge Ronald M. Gould) by Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging his conviction for kidnapping and attempted sodomy. The United States District Court for the District of Oregon dismissed the petition, finding …