Legal Opinion
Ward v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2005No. 03-51352PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Claiming that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel, Bernard Ward sought relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from his conviction and sentence by a Texas court for indecency with a child, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, and possession of child pornography. The federal district court denied relief as to his conviction, but granted Ward’s petition as to his sentence. Ward and the State filed cross-appeals, and the district court granted Ward’s motion for COA. We hold that the district court correctly denied Ward’s petition as to his…
2Cases cited66 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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