Legal Opinion
Sonnier v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 2007No. 06-70003PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Derrick Sonnier, a Texas death row inmate, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 225í with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on June 4, 2004 and amended it on August 5, 2004. Respondent Doug Dretke1 filed a motion *355for summary judgment on July 14, 2005. The district court granted respondent’s motion for summary judgment and denied Sonnier’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a memorandum and order dated January 23, 2006. It additionally denied a Certificate of Appealability (COA) sua sponte.…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by65 opinions
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