Legal Opinion
Beazley v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 9, 2001No. 99-41382PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Included in the numerous issues before us, which primarily challenge the Texas death-penalty system, are several that concern whether Napoleon Beazley can be executed for committing a capital murder when he was almost,, but not yet, age 18. Such effect vel non of Beazley’s age, however, is not included in the one issue (standard of review) for which the district court granted a certificate of appealability (COA). Restated, the certified issue is the only one before us on the merits; for the specific age-related issues, we must first decide whether a COA…
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3Cited by138 opinions
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