Habeas Corpus
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Habeas Petition on Jurisdictional Grounds
By Blake Stafford On July 31, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the criminal case United States… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Does Not Require a COA to Review Dismissal of a Mixed 60(b)/ § 2255 Motion
By Elizabeth DeFrance On July 13, 2015 the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United States… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Lacked Jurisdiction in Capital Murder Appeal
By Paige Topper On October 20, 2015, in the criminal case of Porter v. Zook, a published opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Defers to West Virginia’s Habeas Court’s Decision to Deny Habeas Corpus
By: Mikhail Petrov Today, in the criminal case of Watkins v. Hoke, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion reversing… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Vacates Habeas Relief for Ineffective-Assistance Claim
By Paige Topper Issue Raised by the Petitioner On April 22, 2015, in the civil case of Jones v. Clark, the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Denies Certificate of Appealability for Writ of Habeas Corpus
By Carson Smith On March 26, 2015, the Fourth Circuit, in the unpublished opinion Grimes v. Webb, denied Jason Eric Grimes… Read More
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Failing to Request Instruction on Heat of Passion is Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
By Lauren D. Emery On March 20, 2015 in the published opinion, Mark E. Lee v. Harold W. Clarke, the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Life Sentence For Juvenile Defendant In Light of New Supreme Court Precedent
By Michael Mitchell Today, in the criminal case of Johnson v. Ponton, a published opinion, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Dismissal Of Habeas Petition
By Carson Smith On March 3, 2015, in Gordon v. Braxton, the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the denial of Jerome… Read More
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Refugee of War To Be Extradited for War Crimes
By Andrew Kilpinen On February 24, 2015, the 4th Circuit affirmed the Western District of Virginia’s judgment denying Almaz Nezirovic’s… Read More
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“Prison Mailbox Rule” Does Not Help When Letter Is Sent to Wrong Address
By: Rolf Garcia-Gallont The Fourth Circuit dismissed the appeal in Oaks v. Clark in an unpublished per curiam decision today, stating… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Reiterates Standard for Certificate of Appealability in Habeas Review
by Katharine Yale Today, in Hardy v. Warden of the Greensville Correctional Center, the Fourth Circuit considered the district court’s… Read More