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List of criminal original habeas cases information


This is a list of cases concerning criminal law heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in its original habeas jurisdiction granted by § 14 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, 81–82. That section provides:

all the before-mentioned courts of the United States shall have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs, not specially provided for by statute, which may be necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law. And that either of the justices of the supreme court, as well as judges of the district courts, shall have the power to grant writs of habeas corpus for the purpose of an inquiry into the cause of commitment.—Provided, That writs of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to prisoners in gaol, unless where they are in custody, under or by colour of the authority of the United States, or are committed for trial before some court of the same, or are necessary to be brought into court to testify.

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List of criminal original habeas cases

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is a list of cases concerning criminal law heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in its original habeas jurisdiction granted by § 14 of the Judiciary...

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Habeas corpus

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suspended on the basis of a war or state of emergency, for example with the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1794 in Britain and the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act...

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Legal affairs of Donald Trump as president

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capacity as president, such as habeas corpus requests. On August 1, 2023, Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on four criminal conspiracy and obstruction...

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Criminal law in the Marshall Court

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Marshall Court (1801–1835) heard forty-one criminal law cases, slightly more than one per year. Among such cases are United States v. Simms (1803), United...

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Extradition law in the United States

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orders. Habeas corpus is a legal procedure initiated by an individual to test the legality of his detention by the government. To benefit from habeas corpus...

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California Racial Justice Act of 2020

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that of the 10.2 million criminal cases handled between 2009 and 2018 in California, if just 1% of claimants filed writs there would be 100,000 habeas petitions...

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Coram nobis

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to solve a problem with habeas corpus petitions. The Habeas Corpus Act of 1867 instructed prisoners to file a writ of habeas corpus with the district...

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Alford plea

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plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence, but accepts imposition of a sentence...

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Insanity defense

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excuse in a criminal case, arguing that the defendant is not responsible for their actions due to a psychiatric disease at the time of the criminal act. This...

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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

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petitions" (sec. 106). Petitioners in federal habeas proceedings that have already been decided in a previous habeas petition would find the claims barred. Additionally...

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Brendan Dassey

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attention. There were numerous discussions regarding the prosecution of criminal cases. Due to the unprecedented response to the Netflix docu-series, by...

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Habeas Corpus Act 1679

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petition of habeas corpus. Further Habeas Corpus Acts were passed by the British Parliament in 1803, 1804, 1816, and 1862, but it is the Act of 1679 which...

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Supreme Court of the Philippines

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meet. The decisions of the audiencia in both civil and criminal cases were to be executed without any appeal, except in civil cases were the amount was...

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Murder of Laci Peterson

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2015, Scott filed a habeas corpus petition. While the direct appeal could only challenge errors made by the trial judge, Scott's habeas petition could include...

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Regional Trial Court

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branches of the Regional Trial Courts to handle exclusively criminal cases, juvenile and domestic relations cases, agrarian cases, urban land reform cases which...

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Plea bargain

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one of the several charges, in return for the dismissal of other charges; or it may mean that the defendant will plead guilty to the original criminal charge...

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Capital punishment in the United States

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looks at the percentage of all death penalty cases reversed, while the others look only at cases not reversed prior to habeas corpus review. A similar...

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Murder of Suzanne Marie Collins

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family to successfully work for limitations on groundless habeas corpus appeals. The amount of time between the murder and Alley's execution (20 years,...

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Ex parte Bollman

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later treason case before the high court. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 8 Howell, Herbert A. (November 1917). "The Law of Treason". Virginia...

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Crime

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precisely is a criminal offence is defined by the criminal law of each relevant jurisdiction. While many have a catalogue of crimes called the criminal code, in...

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Betty Lou Beets

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filed a state habeas petition. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied this request on June 27, 1990, leading to a second execution date of December 6.[citation...

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Napoleon Beazley

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court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law denying habeas corpus relief. On January 21, 1998, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals accepted the...

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Brady disclosure

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District of Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014. "Successful Brady/Napue Cases" (PDF). Habeas Assistance...

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Military Commissions Act of 2006

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their status from using habeas corpus to petition federal courts in challenges to their detention. All pending habeas corpus cases at the federal district...

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