Legal Opinion
Anibal Canales, Jr. v. William Stephens, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2014No. 12-70034PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Anibal Canales (“Canales”) was sentenced to death following his conviction for the capital murder of Gary Dickerson (“Dickerson”). The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“CCA”) affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal, Canales v. State, 98 S.W.3d 690 (Tex.Crim.App.), ce rt. denied, 540 U.S. 1051, 124 S.Ct. 806, 157 L.Ed.2d 701 (2003), and denied his first application for a writ of habeas corpus, Ex parte Canales, No. 54,-789-01 (Tex.Crim.App. Apr. 5, 2003).
Canales filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court in 2004; the…
2Cases cited66 opinions
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- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by51 opinions
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