Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 2007No. 07-70025PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is a death penalty case from Bexar County, Texas. Petitioner Rolando Ruiz appeals the federal district court’s order denying his Rule 60 motion for relief from judgment and stay of execution. Ruiz brings serious charges of incompetent and ineffective trial counsel, but no federal court has considered the merits of his constitutional claims, and he obtained a stay only within minutes of his execution, granted by this court in order to gain sufficient time to consider properly the appeal. After further briefing and oral argument, we continue the stay…
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