This case involves two federal prescriptions: the one-year limitation period imposed on federal habeas corpus petitioners by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), 28 U. S. C. § 2244(d)(1); and the rule that pleading amendments relate back to the filing date of the original pleading when…
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Defendant Previously Tried in Military Court
This matter involves Harvey O. Booth and Lee Clary as the Judge of the Jefferson County Court as the respondents. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the appellant in the case is James T. King as the Jefferson County District Attorney. The other case involves the respondents Leslie Bridgewater and…
Court Reverses Rape Conviction
The People of the State of New York are the respondents in this case. The defendant and appellant in the matter is Edward Murphy. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the case is being heard in the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department. The defendant is appealing an order made…
Defendant Contends Miranda Rights Were Violated
The respondent of this case is the People of the State of New York. The appellant in the case is Martin Tankleff. This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department. Martin Tankleff is appealing a decision that denied his…
Plaintiff Alleges Assault
In this case of the People of the State of New York verses the defendants Smithtown General Hospital, Lorna Salzarullo, David Lipton, Harold Massoff, Lorna Salzarullo, and Mary Chiu, are charged with allowing a prosthetic devices salesman to participate in a meaningful way during a surgical procedure that was being…
Defendant Claims Ineffective Counsel
The case involves the People of the State of New York against the defendant Floyd F. The Criminal Court of the City of New York in Kings County is hearing this case. The defendant has motioned to have his plea of guilty to sexual abuse in the third degree vacated.…
Court Finds Issues with Search
This is a case before the Justice Court of the City of New York in Nassau County. The defendants in this matter are Juana and Jose Ventura. The plaintiff in the case is the People of the State of New York. Case Background A New York Criminal Lawyer said there…
Defendant Requests Disclosure of Exculpatory Materials
The defendant in this case is Michael Brown. He has made an omnibus motion requesting several forms of relief. The People of the State of New York are the plaintiffs in the case. The County Court of the City of New York in Suffolk County is hearing the case. Case…
Court Discusses Mental Hygiene Law
This is a case of the People of the State of New York versus the defendant, Gil Rivera. The case is being heard in the Criminal Court of the City of New York in Bronx County. The defendant has moved to set aside the sentence that has been imposed on…
Court Hears Drug Fraud Case
The respondent and defendant in this case is J. Milford Kirkup Jr. The People of the State of New York are the appellants in the case. The Court of Appeals in the state of New York is hearing this case. There were two indictments filed against the defendant, Kirkup, in…