Legal Opinion
Ries v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2008No. 06-70052PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
In this death penalty case, petitioner-appellant Joseph Ray Ries, a Texas state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of Ms petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court conviction for capital murder and his sentence of death.
Ries raises four issues. First, Ries argues that the district court erred in determining that two of his Sixth Amendment claims for ineffective assistance of counsel were not exhausted and thus procedurally barred. Second, he argues that his attorneys at trial were ineffective in…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Donnie Roberts v. Rick Thaler, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Willie Trottie v. William Stephens, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
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