Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Stephens
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2016No. Nos. 15-10747, 15-10811PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Andre Leroy Garrett, Texas prisoner #829874, was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to 35 years of imprisonment. Garrett moves for a certificate of appealability (COA) seeking to appeal the district court’s decision to transfer his postconviction application to this court based on its determination that the application amounted to an unauthorized successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application. Garrett has also moved this court for authorization to file a § 2254 application, seeking to raise claims that (1) counsel was ineffective in light of Trevino v. Thaler, — U.S.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Trevino v. ThalerSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Crone v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Kendrick FultonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Leal Garcia v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
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