Legal Opinion
In Re: Rosendo Rodriguez, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2018No. 18-10337PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Rosendo Rodriguez, III ("Rodriguez") was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2009. He is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on March 27, 2018. Rodriguez challenged his conviction and sentence on direct appeal, in state post-conviction proceedings, and in a federal habeas proceeding; none of these were successful.
On March 19, 2018, eight days before his scheduled execution, he filed a motion to reopen his federal habeas proceedings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). The following day, Rodriguez filed motions for authorization to file a successive…
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