Tag Archives: “serious drug offense”

8/12/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.

August 13, 2008 – 3:53 pm

The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 12, 2008:

Wardlaw v. Cain (Garza, Dennis, Mills, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (appeal from M.D. La.). Affirming district court’s dismissal of petitioner’s claims as untimely under AEDPA. The Fifth Circuit held that Smith v. Ward, 209 […]

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5/19/08 Opinions - US Supreme Ct.

May 19, 2008 – 5:21 pm

The following opinions were released by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 19, 2008:

U.S. v. Rodriquez. Opinion of the Court by Alito, J., joined by Roberts, C.J., Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, JJ.; dissenting opinion by Souter, J., joined by Stevens, Ginsburg, JJ.. At issue is whether a “serious drug offense” for purposes of […]

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