Legal Opinion
Riley v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2003No. 02-41179PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, Michael Lynn Riley (“Riley”), is a death-row inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. The district court granted Riley a certificate of appealability (“COA”) based on one of his sub-claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, because his trial counsel failed to investigate and present evidence with regard to Riley’s possible mental retardation. In this motion, Riley urges this Court to grant him COAs on the three additional grounds that: (1) the trial court deprived itself of jurisdiction by granting a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Medellin v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Owens v. GuidaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
- Carty v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Gonzales v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
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