United States v. Torrez

Docket Number14-1
Decision Date28 August 2017
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18 cases
  • United States v. Fackrell
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit
    • March 12, 2021
    ...v. Jackson , 549 F.3d 963, 969 (5th Cir 2008). The analysis is subject to harmless-error review as well. See United States v. Torrez , 869 F.3d 291, 313 (4th Cir. 2017).Our circuit has not yet addressed whether the categorical approach is the appropriate analysis under the Federal Death Pen......
  • Tyson v. United States
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina
    • October 31, 2018
    ...particularly in light of the Government's discretion to determine what charges to present to a grand jury. See United States v. Torrez, 869 F.3d 291, 312 (4th Cir. 2017), pet. for cert. filed, No. 17-1189. G. Petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing. Petitioner......
  • Tyson v. United States, 3:18-cv-175-GCM
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina
    • October 31, 2018
    ...particularly in light of the Government's discretion to determine what charges to present to a grand jury. See United States v. Torrez, 869 F.3d 291, 312 (4th Cir. 2017), pet. for cert. filed, No. 17-1189. G. Petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing. Petitioner......
  • Aug. Mack Envtl., Inc. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • January 7, 2021
    ...F.3d 151, 158 (4th Cir. 2018) (recognizing that a "district court abuses its discretion when it acts arbitrarily"); United States v. Torrez, 869 F.3d 291, 321 (4th Cir. 2017) (explaining that under the abuse of discretion standard, we "must determine whether the court's exercise of discreti......
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  • 5.2 “eligibility” and “selection” Phases
    • United States
    • Trial of Capital Murder Cases in Virginia (Virginia CLE) Chapter 5 The Penalty Trial
    • Invalid date
    ...Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269, 275-76 (1998).[18] 285 Va. 187, 239, 738 S.E.2d 847, 877 (2013). As noted in United States v. Torrez, 869 F.3d 291, 304 (4th Cir. 2017), some trial courts have chosen to "bifurcate the penalty phase into an 'eligibility' phase and a 'selection' phase—whic......

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