Legal Opinion
Howard Mattheson v. John T. King, Secretary of the Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1985No. 84-3114PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Howard Mattheson was convicted in a Louisiana court of the first degree murder of Mamie Dupaquier and sentenced to death. After exhausting state remedies, Mattheson filed an amended application for federal habeas relief. On January 16, 1984, the district court denied Mattheson’s amended application and declined to issue a certificate of probable cause to appeal. On April 27, 1984, we granted Mattheson’s motion for a certificate of probable cause to allow him an opportunity to address the merits of his appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by120 opinions
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