Legal Opinion
Alonzo Evans v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 2002No. 00-21009PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-Appellee, Alonzo Evans (Evans), is serving a 30-year prison sentence following his conviction in state court for aggravated robbery, which was enhanced by two prior convictions. Evans filed a habeas corpus petition under the Antiter-rorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which he claimed his trial counsel was ineffective. The Respondent-Appellant, Gary L. Johnson, Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, moved for summary judgment on behalf of the State of Texas (State). The district…
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- United States v. Martin Gonzalez MunozCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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