Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2003No. 01-11385PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, Bobby Ray Hopkins, is currently confined on death row pursuant to a conviction of capital murder on May 25, 1994. After exhausting his state direct appeal and habeas corpus remedies, petitioner initiated a federal habeas corpus proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, which was filed on June 17, 1999, after the effective date of AEDPA. On September 28, 2001, the district court entered judgment denying habeas relief.
Hopkins asked this Court to grant a COA, raising three Constitutional issues. This Court granted Hopkins’ application for a COA on all three issues.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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