U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Habeas Relief Brady Violation – Due Diligence to Obtain Exculpatory Evidence Lewis v. Connecticut Commissioner of Correction 14-193-pr Judges Winter, Walker and Cabranes Background: The petitioner was convicted of a double murder. ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Habeas Relief – Statute of Limitations – Certiorari Petition   Rosa v. United States 14-889-pr Judges Walker, Raggi and Droney   Background: The petitioner appealed from the denial of habeas relief ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Habeas Relief Section 1983 — ‘Heck v. Humphreys’ Poventud v. City of New York 12-1011-cv Judges Jacobs, Calabresi and Sack Background: The plaintiff had been convicted of attempted murder and robbery and ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Habeas Relief Successive Motion — Same Facts and New Law Gallagher v. United States 13-547 Judges Jacobs, Cabranes and Wesley Background: The pro se petitioner sought an order authorizing the district court ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Habeas Relief Violent Felony Conviction — Similar in Kind Harrington v. United States 11-2119-pr Judges Sack, Raggi and Lohier Background: The petitioner appealed from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus. ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Habeas Relief Harmless Error — State Law Freeman v. Kadien 11-353-pr Judges Sack, Raggi and Koeltl   Background: The petitioner appealed the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY ‘Habeas’ Relief Jury Instructions — Insufficient Evidence Freeman v. Conway 09-CV-6326 Judge Telesca Background: The petitioner sought review of his jury conviction of third-degree burglary. The petitioner alleged that his conviction was not supported by the ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY ‘Habeas’ Relief Confrontation Gee v. Artus 09-cv-0606T Judge Telesca Background: The petitioner was convicted of robbery in the first degree. The petitioner was sentenced as a second violent felony offender to a sentence of 15 years ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Habeas Relief Second Felony Offender Ocasio v. Brown 09-CV-6592T Judge Telesca Background: The petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus that challenged the constitutionality of his custody.  He had pled guilty to attempted ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ‘Habeas’ Relief Confrontation Clause Watson v. Greene 10-307-pr Judges Lynch, Chin and Korman Background: The petitioner-appellee sought habeas relief after state courts affirmed his conviction for first-degree murder. The district court granted ...

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A murder defendant could not obtain post-conviction relief based on a claim that his lawyer failed to suppress his confession, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in reversing habeas relief granted by the Ninth Circuit.

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