Legal Opinion
Valdez v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 2001No. 99-41216PublishedCited by 301 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Janie Cockrell, Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (“the Director”), appeals the district court’s grant of the writ of habeas corpus to the petitioner, Alberto Valdez (“Valdez”). We hold that a full and fair hearing is not a prerequisite to the application of 28 U.S.C. § 2254’s deferential scheme. Therefore, we vacate and remand to the district court for an assessment of Valdez’s claims applying the standards set forth in § 2254(d) and (e)(1). With respect to the Director’s appeal of the district court’s evidentiary…
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