Habeas Corpus Law
 
Brent L. Alford v. Donald Langford

Wichita, Kansas pro se Plaintiff seught a writ of habeas corpus.

In 1993, a Kansas court sentenced Brent L. Alford to prison, and he remains confined under that judgment. In 2011, he unsuccessfully challenged the judgment in a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas application. In 2024, he filed another habeas application. Concluding the latest application was an unauthorized second or successive one,

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the People of the State of California v. Carl Lapra Pradia, Jr.

Stockton, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Dfendant charged with first degree robbery (§ 211) and dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)).

n 2013, defendant pleaded guilty to first degree robbery (§ 211) and dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)). He admitted a firearm use enhancement in connection with the robbery ch

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United States of America v. David Rogers

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

David Rogers was convicted for lews acts with a child under 16. He unsuccessfully sought a writ of habeas corpus.

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To address Mr. Brumit’s request, we consider whether his appellate
arguments are reasonably debatable. See Laurson v. Leyba, 507 F.3d 1230,
123

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James Mitchell v. Commissioner of Correction

Vernon, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a habeas corpus action.

The petitioner, James Mitchell, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petit

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Brenda Evers Andrew v. Tamika White

Legal issue Can the admission of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence violate the Due Process Clause by rendering a criminal trial fundamentally unfair?
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CRIMINAL LAW. DUE PROCESS AND EVIDENTIARY ADMISSION. The case addresses whether the admission of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence concerning the defendant's personal life at trial violated the Due Process Clause by renderi

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Loduca

Middleburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with simple assault.

On January 22, 2020, the trial court sentenced LoDuca to 199 days to two years less one day of incarceration with credit for time served on the count of terroristic threats and one year of probation on the count of simple assault ("Original Sentence"). On the same day, LoDuca was sente

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United States of America v. Jose Humberto Morales

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth

Local meth dealer sent to prison



A 45-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to federal prison for posse

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United States of America v. Justin Eugene Taylor

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with three counts
of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii).

For his participation in an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, respondent Justin Taylor faced charges of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1

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Shaw v. State

Norman, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus claiming to being illegally detained in the Cleveland County jail.

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United States of America v. Tony Maldonado aka Diablo

Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth

Texas Syndicate gang member “Diablo” sentenced for third federal drug charge



A 58-yea

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Fagbemi Miranda v. Stephen Kennedy

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant convicted of murder and seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

In June 2013, Fagbemi Miranda was convicted of first-degree murder in Massachusetts state court.
At the jury trial, defense counsel's aim was to discredit the government's key witness, advancing the theory that Miranda's brother was instead responsible for the s

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Duane Harrison v. Bryan P. Stirling

Florence, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

Duane Harrison seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion for relief from the court's prior order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. He also seeks to appeal the district court's order denying reconsideration. The orders are not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge

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State of Maryland v. Edgar Gerardo Escobar Sosa

Upper Marlboro, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Edgar Gerardo Escobar Sosa, appellant, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony or crime of violence.

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The State of Nevada v. Clyde Means

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sexual assault upon his nineteen-year-old son.

The victim alleged that Means had sexually assaulted him on at least three separate occasions while they lived in Nevada. Means had first pleaded not guilty to one count of open or gross lewdness and three counts of sexual assault.

At trial, a

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Darren Dee Goldsmith v. Bob Olson, Program Administrator, S.T.A.R.T.


Helena, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus.



Darren Dee Goldsmith, Sr. has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, claiming he is due additional credit toward his current sentence of at least 655 days. In compliance with this Court's November 6,2024 Order, the Department of Corrections (the Department or DOC

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Kristin Lobato v. The City of Las Vegas


Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a civil rights violation theory.


Kristin Lobato was arrested, charged and convicted of murder when she was 18. She served 16 years in prison before being exonerated.

According to the Michigan National Registry of Exoneration:


"At about 10 p.m. on July 8, 200

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Paul Wach v. State of Utah, et al.


Salt Lake City, Utah civil Rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking habeas corpus.


The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole revoked Paul Wach’s parole and decided not to release him for several years. Mr. Wach challenged the Board’s decision in a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 application, and he now seeks to appeal the district court’s dismissal of that application. But he has

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Olin Matrice Gaskins v. Jonathan Frame


Charles Town, West Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus.



In 2018, Mr. Gaskins was convicted of one count of felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, in violation of West Virginia Code § 61-7-7(b)(2), after an officer discovered an operable handgun among his belongings during a routine traffic stop and dete

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DeAndre Moore v. Jonathan Frame


Charleston, West Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus.



On July 7, 2016, David Stewart drove his girlfriend, Kaylie Gibson; and others, including the petitioner and C'Audre Boxley, to an apartment complex located in Charleston, West Virginia. Upon arrival, the petitioner fatally shot Mr. Stewart, apparently over a prior d

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William H. Cecil, III v. Jonathan Frame


Lewisburg, West Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking writ of habes corpus.



On the evening of August 30, 1981, three-year-old M.J.R. was reported missing. At that time, the petitioner rented a room in a mobile home owned by Kenard R. and Vicky R., which was located across the street from M.J.R.'s home. The day after the child went missing, the p

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State of New Mexico v. Donovan Houidobre

Carlsbad, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant writ of habeas corpus case.


Does the Earned Meritorious Deductions Act (EMDA) create a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. NMSA 1978, § 33-2-34 (2015); see Miller v. Tafoya, 2003-NMSC-025, ¶¶ 12, 23, 134 N.M. 335, 76 P.3d 1092. In this case, we discuss the differenc

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Mica Alexander Martinez v. Christe Quik, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff sentenced to death.

An Oklahoma jury convicted Mica Martinez of two counts of first-degree
murder and sentenced him to death. He now seeks federal habeas relief, contending
that (1) his appellate counsel ineffectively chose not to raise a claim of trial counsel’s
ineffective investigation of and presenta

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Randy Alesna McDaniel v. John Henley, Warden NNCC

Yerington, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking postconviction relief.


In his petition, McDaniel contended that (1) he was entitled to 196 days of credit for presentence confinement, (2) he was entitled to an additional 30 days of credit for post-sentence confinement, and (3) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the sentencing court's dec

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State of Missouri ex rel. Andrew Bailey v. Hon. Drew F. David, Circuit Judge of DeKalb County

Maysville, Missouri lawyers represented the defendant.

The Attorney General seeks a permanent writ of prohibition or mandamus preventing the Honorable Drew F. Davis ("Respondent") from ordering Victor Vickers ("Vickers") released from custody following the issuance of a preliminary writ of habeas corpus. Because Respondent acted in excess of its authority and abused its discretion when it

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Anders v. California

Counsel, appointed by a California appellate court on petitioner's motion to prosecute the appeal of his felony conviction, concluded after studying the record and consulting with petitioner that there was no merit to the appeal, and so advised the court. He also advised it that petitioner wished to file a brief in his behalf. Petitioner's request for another attorney was denied. He then filed a b

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