Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Habeas Decisions

Allen v. Beck, 2006 WL 1469280 (5/16/06)(unpub'd) - A claim of actual innocence unattached to a constitutional violation is not cognizable in a non-capital habeas case.

Boltz v. Jones, 2006 WL 1495030 (6/1/06)(unpub'd) - The 10th overturns an order staying an Oklahoma murder and dismisses a challenge to the lethal injection method of execution.