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Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Corpus for Due Process Claim Due to Procedural Default
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, where the...
Ineffective Assistance Claim Procedurally Barred on Appeal
Barnes v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction...
Eleventh Circuit Denies Habeas Corpus for Ineffective Counsel Claim
Frank A. Walls v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial...
Consent to Vehicle Search Was Voluntary, Court Rules
Juan Carlos Pastor-Hernandez v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Sixth Circuit on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to s...
SC Supreme Court Denies Habeas Corpus for Ineffective Counsel Claim
In the Matter of Travis W. White, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the circuit court's d...
Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Corpus for Child Molestation Conviction
Bieganski v. Shinn, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition filed by a stat...
Third Circuit Affirms Armed Career Criminal Sentence Enhancement
Roger Real v. Attorney General United States of America, decided by Third Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Roger...
Third Circuit Denies Habeas Relief for Murder Conviction Due to Procedural Default
Kevin Johnson v. Superintendent Mahanoy SCI, decided by Third Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas corpus rel...
Second Circuit Affirms Racketeering Conviction, Denies Ineffective Assistance Claim
United States v. Coonan, decided by Second Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction for ...
Ninth Circuit: Possession with intent to sell not always 'trafficking' under immigration law
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, where the pet...
First Circuit Affirms Denial of Habeas Corpus for Pro Se Defendant
Grant v. Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, decided by First Circuit on May 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the District Court's denial of a pet...
Ineffective Assistance Claim Procedurally Barred on Appeal
Cheng v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on April 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction, hol...
Seventh Circuit Denies Habeas Corpus for Procedural Default
Jack Morgan v. BOP, decided by Seventh Circuit on February 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jack Morgan's petition for a writ ...