All articles tagged with #habeas corpus
A federal judge ordered the release of Iranian migrant and bodybuilder Hamid Ziaei after over five months of detention in the U.S., citing lack of evidence for imminent deportation and violations of due process, amid ongoing efforts to find a third country for his removal.
The Los Angeles Innocence Project is now representing Scott Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son in 2004. Peterson's death sentence was overturned in 2020, and he was resentenced to life in prison without parole in 2021. His attorneys have filed a petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, alleging violations of constitutional and statutory rights, including a claim of actual innocence supported by newly discovered evidence. The organization is seeking evidence and documents from the investigation to be turned over to Peterson's attorneys.