Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2007No. 06-70039PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Leon David Dorsey, IV, was convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death. The district court granted a certificate of appealability (COA) on two of Dorsey’s claims. The first claim based on one or more jurors’ exposure to extraneous material fails under harmless error analysis. The second claim, a Batson claim relating to juror Jerry Riley, is procedurally barred. Dorsey also seeks COA on a claim that his constitutional rights were violated by the trial court’s denial of his challenge for cause against four venire persons who exhibited a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by18 opinions
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