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Tenth Circuit· 1/26/1994

Harris v. Champion

Citations

  • 15 F.3d 1538
  • 1994 WL 19625

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that an inordinate delay in a state court’s adjudication of a defendant’s direct criminal appeal may give rise to a due process violation
  • holding that a district court judge’s violation of § 455(b) for failure to recuse was harmless error that did not warrant vacatur
  • holding that inordinate delay in adjudicating a state defendant’s direct criminal appeal could give rise to an independent due process violation and identifying factors to be considered
  • holding that “delay in adjudicating a direct criminal appeal beyond two years from the filing of the notice of appeal gives rise to a presumption that the state appellate process is ineffective”
  • concluding two-year delay in adjudicating direct criminal appeal gives rise to presumption of inordinate delay
  • concluding that a two-year delay created a rebuttable presumption of excessive delay

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Judges: Brorby, Ebel, Logan

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Cites

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