Habeas Corpus Law
 
Julius M. Robinson v. G.W. Lewis, as Warden, etc.

Someone who wishes to challenge a state judgment of
conviction by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in state
court must present each claim in a timely fashion. Generally,
under California law, there are no fixed, determinate deadlines.1

Whether a claim has been timely presented is assessed based on
an indeterminate reasonableness standard. Here, Julius
Robi... More...   $0 (07-24-2020 - CA)

STATE OF OHIO v. SELL JEFFERSON












In 1975, Jefferson was convicted of aggravated robbery and aggravated
murder. Id. at ¶ 2. For aggravated robbery, the trial court sentenced Jefferson to a
prison term of... More...   $0 (07-23-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO v. WILLIAM H. BAER













{¶2} On July 7, 2006, Appellant was indicted on two counts of rape, a felony of
the first degree-in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b), two counts of sexual battery, a fe... More...   $0 (07-14-2020 - OH)

DAJUAN MIDGETT -vs- RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF













{¶ 1} On May 26, 2020, Petitioner, DaJuan Midgett, refiled a Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus against Respondent, Richland County Sherif... More...   $0 (07-09-2020 - OH)

Jimcy McGirt v. State of Oklahoma







On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise. Forced to leave their ancestral lands in Georgia and Alabama, the Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands ... More...   $0 (07-09-2020 - OK)

STATE OF OHIO -vs- JAMES BRYON DAVIS




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STATE OF OHIO v. MARIA TURNEY




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Charles Halliman, et al. v. Warden Thomas Scarantino, et al.





Raleigh, NC - Charles Halliman, et al. sued Warden Thomas Scarantino, et al. seeking writs of habeas corpus.

Eleven inmates housed at the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina (“FCC Butner”) voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against Federal Bureau ... More...   $0 (07-04-2020 - )

Christopher H. Martin v. Mike Parris, Warden and State of Tennessee

This court�s recitation of facts stated in the Petitioner�s appeal from the denial of
post-conviction relief sets forth the procedural history of this case.
On August 22, 1996, petitioner pleaded guilty to one count of child
molestation and one count of statutory rape in Chattooga County, Georgia.
The Georgia court sentenced him to two consecutive terms of twenty years,
of ... More...   $0 (07-01-2020 - TN)

State of Tennessee v. Stephanie Brown













Defendant filed a pretrial “MOTION REQUESTING DAUBERT HEARING”
seeking to exclude Dr. Amy Hawes’ te... More...   $0 (06-30-2020 - TN)

State of Tennessee v. Calvin Smith and Hayden Bowen














Petitioner was convicted of possession with intent to sell more than 0.5 grams of
cocaine in a dr... More...   $0 (06-30-2020 - TN)

Jermeka Blakely a/k/a Jermeka Wilshan Blakley a/k/a Jermeka W. Blakley v. State of Mississippi


�2. Blakely and McFarland were jointly indicted in February 2018 by a Clarke County
grand jury. The indictment stated that Blakely and McFarland �as part of a common plan or
scheme or as part of the same transaction or occurrence in [Clarke] County . . . on or about
[August 8, 2017,] . . . did wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously and knowingly traffic 118.379
grams of Coc... More...   $0 (06-30-2020 - MS)

Marcus McFarland a/k/a Marcus Travell McFarland v. State of Mississippi













¶2. McFarland and Blakely were jointly indicted in February 2018 by a Clarke County
grand ju... More...   $0 (06-30-2020 - NE)

Dyjuan Bullock v. The Superior Court of Contra Costa County, The People

On March 13, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in California,
respondent Superior Court of Contra Costa County (Superior Court)
announced it would be closed to the public between March 16 and April 1 and
ceased conducting most, but not all, proceedings. Petitioner Dyjuan Bullock
(Petitioner) contends his custodial preliminary hearing should have occurred
during the March... More...   $0 (06-25-2020 - CA)

STATE OF KANSAS v. AARON ROBERT BROWN










Attempted second-degree intentional murder





The State charged ... More...   $0 (06-22-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v.TONY R. ROAT














In 2009, Tony Roat was charged with one count of making a crimi... More...   $0 (06-21-2020 - KS)

CHRISTOPHER LUTIN V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY











Christopher Lutin’s father, Felix Lutin, and Brian Quintero’s mother,
Teresa Vidales, were in a long-term relationship when Lutin and Quintero were
growing up. Felix and... More...   $0 (06-16-2020 - KY)

STATE OF MONTANA v. DALE MICHAEL HANSON









Hanson was convicted in 1995 of one count of Sexual Assault and one count of
Deviate Sexual Conduct for inappropriately touching his ex-girlfriend’s son. Hanson
appealed those convictions, which were la... More...   $0 (06-14-2020 - MT)

STATE OF OHIO - vs - RICHARD A. DAVIDSON

On February 3, 2017, the Fayette County Grand Jury returned an indictment
charging Davidson with one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in violation of
R.C. 2907.04(A), a third-degree felony, and one count of aggravated possession of drugs
in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), a fifth-degree felony. The matter was ultimately tried to the
bench.

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - ZACHARY E. SCOTT

In September 2015, a Clermont County grand jury indicted Scott on one count
of gross sexual imposition and three counts of rape. The charges arose after the victim,
P.W., alleged Scott assaulted her seven or eight times in her mother's home in Clermont
County when she was nine years old. Scott pled not guilty to the charges.

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In re Lionel A. Scott on Habeas Corpus

In 1984, petitioner Lionel Scott pleaded guilty to third degree assault in Minnesota
(Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.223, subd. (1) ["assault[] . . . inflict[ing] substantial bodily
harm"]), and admitted during his plea colloquy that he personally and intentionally
pressed a warm or hot iron against his victim's face, inflicting a discernible burn mark
that required medical treatment and w... More...   $0 (06-08-2020 - CA)

STATE OF OHIO, PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF PAINESVILLE - vs - RONALD YOUNG

This court does not have jurisdiction to grant habeas corpus relief to a
prisoner being held in the state of Michigan. See R.C. 2725.03 (“no court or judge other
than the courts or judges of the county in which the institution is located has jurisdiction
to issue or determine a writ of habeas corpus for his production or discharge”).

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Aleksandr Kon v. City of Los Angeles

The general issue is whether you can sue police in civil
court for excessive force after you have been convicted in criminal
court. Specifically, after interacting with an officer, a man was
convicted of an infraction: disturbing the peace.
Notwithstanding this conviction, can this man then sue the
officer civilly for using excessive force during the episode? Yes,
because t... More...   $0 (06-04-2020 - CA)

STATE OF OHIO v. TYSON DIXON

In 1994, Dixon was convicted of four counts of aggravated murder
and one count of aggravated robbery and was sentenced to death. On direct appeal,
this court found that the trial court erred in excluding relevant mitigation evidence
proffered by Dixon, reversed his death sentence, and remanded the case to the trial
court for resentencing. State v. Dixon, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 683... More...   $0 (06-01-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO v. MICHAEL PAIGE

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Appellant was indicted on March 8, 2012, on one count of aggravated
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