Legal Opinion
Douglas Feldman v. Rick Thaler, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2012No. 11-70013PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Douglas Alan Feldman was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas for the 1998 murders of Robert Everett and Nicolas Velasquez. Feldman challenged his death sentence in habeas proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief and Feldman now seeks a certificate of appealability. We deny Feldman’s request.
I
The facts of Feldman’s crimes are essentially undisputed. 1 Feldman was riding his motorcycle on the night of August 24, 1998 when Robert Everett, driving an eighteen-wheeler, suddenly passed Feldman and pulled…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Adam Ward v. William Stephens, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Lisa Coleman v. Rick Thaler, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- Rolando Ruiz v. William Stephens, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- Justen Hall v. Rick Thaler, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
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