Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Lindh v. Murphy

117 S. Ct. 726

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-01-10
Topic
general

accepting certiorari on the question of whether § 107(c) of AEDPA fails to specify the extent to which § 2254(d | granting certiorari to review Seventh Circuit's holding that amendments in question are retroactive, Lindh v. Murphy, 96 F.3d 856 (7th Cir.1996) (en banc) | granting certiorari to review Seventh Circuit's holding that amendments in question are retroactive, Lindh v. Murphy, 96 F.3d 856 (7th Cir.1996) (en banc) | coneluding that the amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 apply retrospectively | suggesting in dicta that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar the reprosecution of a defendant who has bribed a judge and been acquitted | accepting certiorari on the question of whether § 107(c) of AEDPA fails to specify the extent to which § 2254(d | accepting -11- certiorari on the question of whether § 107(c) of AEDPA fails to specify the extent to which § 2254(d | accepting certiorari on the question of whether § 107(c) of AEDPA fails to specify the extent to which § 2254(d | on the question of whether § 107(e) fails to specify the extent to which § 2254(d) is to apply retroactively to pending habeas petitions, and, if so, whether the court correctly determined that the “habeas-curtailing statutes apply retroactively” | Act’s amendments codified at section 2254(d) apply to pending cases | determining whether Act’s standard of review provisions apply retroactively | no Confrontation Clause right at sentencing

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C. A. 7th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. Brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Friday, February 21, 1997. Brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Friday, March 21, 1997. A reply brief, if any, may be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, April 7, 1997. This Court’s.Rule 29.2 does not apply.