Legal Opinion
Eldridge v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 29, 2009No. 08-70012UnpublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge: *
Petitioner Gerald Eldridge seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) on the issue of whether Eldridge is mentally retarded and thus ineligible for the death penalty under Atkins v. Virginia. 1 We deny his request for a COA.
I
In April 1994, Eldridge was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for killing Cynthia Bogany and her nine-year-old daughter, Chirissa. Cynthia Bogany was Eldridge’s former girlfriend and the mother of his seven-year-old son, Terrell.
The evidence established that Eldridge went to Cynthia Bogany’s apartment, kicked in the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Maldonado v. ThalerDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
- Steven Long v. Lorie Davis, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
- Felix Rocha v. Rick Thaler, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
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