by Walter Reaves


The following are summaries of the some of more significant, and interesting cases decided during the last several months dealing with issues important to prisoners and those interested in post-conviction litigation.


SEARCH AND SEIZURE


Corroboration of Affidavit - United States v. Peck, 317 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. ...

by Walter M .Reaves, Jr.

The following is a summary of some of the more significant recent decisions on issues important to prisoners.

Search and Seizure

InUnited States v. Osage, 235 F.
3d 518 (10th Cir. 2000), the Court addressed the scope of a consent to search .The Court held ...

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Habeas Corpus

Addressing an issue which has not been consistently decided by the circuits, the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Thomas, 203 F.3d 350 (5th Cir. 2000), held that for purposes of limitations in a §2255 petition, the decision is final when the ...

by Walter M. Reaves, Jr.

This column will address recent decisions which have some impact on post-conviction procedure. The summary is by no means exhaustive, and contains only those decisions which may have some potential impact on defendants pursuing to post-conviction claims. For the most part, the decisions are from ...