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Al-Odah v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on April 4, 2011.

Docket No.10-439
Op. BelowD.C. Circuit

Issue

(1) Whether the Federal Rules of Evidence and 28 U.S.C. § 2246 limit the admissibility of hearsay in a habeas corpus case challenging indefinite imprisonment, potentially for life; (2) whether a preponderance of the evidence standard, rather than a clear and convincing evidence standard, is sufficient under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution and 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to support a ruling in favor of indefinite imprisonment, potentially for life.

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