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Plea Withdrawal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Samantha H. Savage-Filo appeals from a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor theft and from an order denying her postconviction motion, which sought to withdraw her plea as not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary due to her trial counsel’s ineffective assistance.
Statutory Interpretation – Federal Arbitration Act
Under the Federal Arbitration Act, parties to a contract may agree that an arbitrator rather than a court will resolve disputes arising out of the contract.
Habeas Corpus
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that respondent Danny Hill, who has been sentenced to death in Ohio, is entitled to habeas relief under 28 U. S. C. §2254(d)(1) because the decisions of the Ohio courts concluding that he is not intellectually disabled were contrary to Supreme Court precedent that was clearly established at the time in question.
Statutory Interpretation – Social Security Benefit Fees
Federal law regulates the fees that attorneys may charge Social Security claimants for representation before the Social Security Administration and a reviewing court.
Qualified Immunity
The question in this qualified immunity case is whether two police officers violated clearly established law when they forcibly apprehended a man at the scene of a reported domestic violence incident.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Court Error – DNA Testing
Roy A. Whitelow appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and from an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.
Voluntary Plea – Court Error
Dionte J. Nowels appeals a judgment of conviction entered on his guilty plea to three felony charges.
Abuse of Discretion – Other Acts Evidence
James Norwood appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for one count of second-degree sexual assault with use of force.
Plea Withdrawal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Victor Yancey, Jr. appeals the judgment of conviction for one count of misdemeanor battery as a party to a crime to which he pled guilty.
Plea Withdrawal
Devon Bowser entered guilty pleas to three charges in two separate cases, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement.
Retaliation Claim – Abuse of Discretion – Evidentiary Ruling
Michael Thomas, an Illinois prisoner formerly confined at Hill Correctional Center, alleged that prison guards attacked him with excessive force and that the beating and subsequent disciplinary proceedings were in retaliation for lawsuits and grievances he filed.
Habeas Corpus
Donald Maier appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief from his conviction under Wisconsin’s stalking statute.
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