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  2. Leal Garcia v. Texas - Wikipedia

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    Leal Garcia v. Texas, 564 U.S. 940 (2011), was a ruling in which the Supreme Court of the United States denied Humberto Leal García's application for stay of execution and application for writ of habeas corpus. [1] Leal was subsequently executed by lethal injection. [2]

  3. Habeas corpus in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In United States law, habeas corpus (/ ˈ h eɪ b i ə s ˈ k ɔːr p ə s /) is a recourse challenging the reasons or conditions of a person's confinement under color of law.A petition for habeas corpus is filed with a court that has jurisdiction over the custodian, and if granted, a writ is issued directing the custodian to bring the confined person before the court for examination into ...

  4. Habeas corpus - Wikipedia

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    Habeas corpus (/ ˈ h eɪ b i ə s ˈ k ɔːr p ə s / ⓘ; from Medieval Latin, lit. ' you should have the body ') [1] is an equitable remedy [2] by which a report can be made to a court alleging the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and requesting that the court order the individual's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine ...

  5. Texas Mom Melissa Lucio, Convicted In Daughter's 2007 Death ...

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    In a 266-page application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed with the court of appeals on April 15, attorneys called Lucio’s conviction a “systematic failure, producing a train of injustice.”

  6. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 11, Article 11.051 prohibits a fee being attached to an application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, which would aid someone who might be detained without probable cause.

  7. Herrera v. Collins - Wikipedia

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    Herrera v. Collins, 506 U.S. 390 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled by 6 votes to 3 that a claim of actual innocence does not entitle a petitioner to federal habeas corpus relief by way of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

  8. James Lee Clark - Wikipedia

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    On January 20, 2005, the district court rendered final judgment denying the successive habeas corpus petition, which was overturned on March 16, 2005, when the district court granted Clark's application for a certificate of appealability. However, on July 20, 2006, the 5th Circuit Court affirmed the judgment January 2005 ruling and denied ...

  9. Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The court issued what appear to be the first writ of mandamus and first writ of habeas corpus in Texas. [fn 5] 1841. John Hemphill, Chief Justice from 1840 to 1845.

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