Explore 9 court opinions on Procedural Default In Habeas Corpus. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Fourth Circuit Denies Habeas Corpus for Ineffective Counsel Claim
William White v. Warden of Fed Correctional Ins - Cumberland, decided by Fourth Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denia...
Eleventh Circuit Denies Habeas Petition for Ineffective Counsel Claim
Stacey Humphreys v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district c...
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...
Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Relief for Actual Innocence Claim
Husayn v. Mitchell, decided by Ninth Circuit on June 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition, holding that the...
Post-conviction counsel's failure to raise meritorious claim warrants relief
State Ex Rel. Darrell J. Robinson v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, decided by Louisiana Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The core ...
Eleventh Circuit: Prior conviction not ACCA predicate, but habeas denied
Nakia Hamilton v. U.S. Attorney General, decided by Eleventh Circuit on May 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Nakia Hamilton's petition for a w...
Habeas Corpus Denied: No Entrapment Defense Warranted
Gristina v. Merchan, decided by Second Circuit on March 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the District Court's denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus...
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 ...