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Federal Habeas Corpus: Taking an Appeal After the Denial of Habeas Relief
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2022
by Dale Chappell
published in Criminal Legal News
September, 2022, page 16
Filed under:
Habeas Corpus,
AEDPA,
Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction.
Location:
United States of America.
by Dale Chappell
Federal law says that you have the “right” to appeal the denial of federal habeas corpus relief, but there’s a catch—only if the court says that you can. Congress limited the ability to appeal the denial of habeas relief under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act ...
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