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Robert WONG, Warden, Petitioner, v. Fernando BELMONTES, Jr. , U.S., November 16, 2009
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT PER CURIAM. In 1981, in the course of a burglary, Fernando Belmontes bludgeoned Steacy McConnell to death, striking her in the head 15 to 20 times with a steel dumbbell bar. See People v. Belmontes, 45 Cal.3d 744, 759-761, 248 Cal.Rptr. 126, 755 P.2d 310, 315-316 (1988). After the murder, Belmontes and his accomplices stole McConnell's stereo, sold it for $100, and used the money to buy beer and...
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David BOBBY, Warden, v. Robert J. VAN HOOK. , U.S., November 9, 2009
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT PER CURIAM. The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted habeas relief to Robert Van Hook on the ground that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his capital trial. Because we think it clear that Van Hook's attorneys met the constitutional minimum of competence under the correct standard, we grant the petition and reverse. I On February 18,...
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John Allen MUHAMMAD v. Loretta K. KELLY, Warden , U.S., November 9, 2009
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Statement of Justice STEVENS, with whom Justice GINSBURG and Justice SOTOMAYOR join, respecting the denial of the petition for writ of certiorari. This case highlights once again ...
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UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. James Ford SEALE. , U.S., November 2, 2009
ON CERTIFIED QUESTION BY THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT The question certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is dismissed. Statement of Justice STEVENS, with whom Justice SCALIA joins, respecting the dismissal of the certified question. This certificate presents us with a pure question of law that may well determine the outcome of a number of cases of ugly racial violence remaining from the 1960s. The question is what statute of li...
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VIRGINIA, Petitioner, v. Joseph A. Moses HARRIS, Jr., Respondent. , U.S.Va., October 20, 2009
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS, with whom Justice SCALIA joins, dissenting from denial of certiorari. Every year, close to 13,000 people die in alcohol-related car crashes--roughly one death every 40 minutes. See Dept. of Transp., Nat. Hwy. Traffic Safety Admin., Traffic Safety Facts, 2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment--Alcohol- Impaired Driving Fatalities 1 (No. 81106, Aug. 20...
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Joseph E. CORCORAN, v. Mark LEVENHAGEN, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison. , U.S., October 20, 2009
Holding: The Supreme Court held that, upon reversing district court's grant of federal habeas relief on one of the five grounds raised by state prisoner in support of his habeas petition, the Court of Appeals should have either remanded for consideration of the four grounds that district court had declined to address or explained why consideration of these undecided claims was unnecessary. Vacated and remanded. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE S...
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DTD ENTERPRISES, INC., aka Together, aka Together-Clark, aka Together Dating Service, et al. v. Janice H. WELLS, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated , U.S.N.J., October 13, 2009
On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Statement of Justice KENNEDY, with whom THE CHIEF JUSTICE and Justice SOTOMAYOR join, respecting the denial of the petition for writ of certiorari. This case began with a contract action brought by DTD Enterprises, Inc. (hereinafter petitioner), a commercial dating-referral service, against respondent, one of petitioner's customers. The suit alleged...
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Steven O'BRIEN, Superintendent, Old Colony Correctional Center v. Michael O'LAUGHLIN , U.S., August 26, 2009
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Justice BREYER, Circuit Justice. This case arises on an application made to me in my capacity as Circuit Justice. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts seeks a stay of the mandate or, in the alternative, imposition of bail and other conditions on the release of respondent. Respondent was convicted in state court for burglary and assault offenses arising from the severe beating of a woman in her home. On appeal, his convictions were reversed for insufficient evidence by...
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