Legal Opinion

Clinton Young v. William Stephens, Director

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 29, 2015No. 14-70011PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Clinton Lee Young (“Young”) was convicted of two murders and sentenced to death. Young’s death sentence became final on April 3, 2006, when the Supreme Court denied his petition for a writ of certiorari. Young’s habe-as petitions, however, continue to be litigated. Now before this court are Young’s requests for certificates of appealability (“COAs”) on his “Brady/Napue,” ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”), and cumulative error claims, as well as his appeal of the district court’s denial of his motion to stay and to supplement the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Rhines v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Frederick Grim v. Marshall FisherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  2. Michael Norris v. Lorie Davis, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. LincksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  4. Tong v. LumpkinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2024
  5. Matthew Leachman v. Lorie Davis, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017

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