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Law Practice

Apr. 25, 2007

High Court Rejects DA's Appeal of Habeas Relief

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by California prosecutors who were trying to overturn a federal-court decision granting habeas relief to an inmate who said he was duped in his plea bargain for second-degree murder.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by California prosecutors who were trying to overturn a federal-court decision granting habeas relief to an inmate who said he was duped in his plea bargain for second-degree murder.
      The inmate, Brian A. Buckley, who was ordered released from a state prison in 2002, said his plea ...

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