Legal Opinion

John Uranga, III v. Lorie Davis, Director

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 12, 2018No. 15-10290PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

John Uranga, III, Texas prisoner # 1500003, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application for a writ of habeas corpus. Uranga was convicted by a jury of possession of methamphetamine in an amount greater than one gram but less than four grams. 1 During the punishment, phase of trial, the jury determined that' Uranga was a habitual felony offender and sentenced him to life imprisonment. 2 A judge of this court granted Uranga a certificate of appealability (“COA”) on the following issues: (1) whether the postjudgment motion Uranga filed…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Gonzalez v. CrosbySupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Leona Weber, in Behalf of John R. Zimmerman and Billie Zimmerman, Petitioner v. Rudy Garza, U. S. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Uranga v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  2. Chi v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2022
  3. Harper v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2022
  4. Jenkins v. Director, TDCJ-CIDDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2022
  5. Rutherford v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2022

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