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LATEST SUMMARIES
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, HABEAS CORPUS
Mahdi v. Bagley, No. 05-3471
Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a death penalty
case is affirmed over claims of error regarding whether: 1) trial
counsel were ineffective in failing to voir dire prospective jurors
on racial and religious bias; 2) appellate counsel rendered
ineffective assistance; and 3) a state court of appeals denied
petitioner his due process rights by refusing to consider residual
doubt.
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CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SECURITIES LAW, SENTENCING
US v. Griffin, No. 07-3109
An upward departure sentence for making, uttering, and possessing
forged securities of an organization is affirmed where, contrary to
defendant's claims: 1) corrective measures taken by the district
court were sufficient to correct its error in failing to address
defendant or permit allocution until after the sentence had been
imposed; and 2) the sentence imposed was reasonable.
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