Legal Opinion
Beunka Adams v. Rick Thaler, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2012No. 12-70010, 12-40436 and 12-70011PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Beunka Adams was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in Texas state court. He is scheduled to be executed on April 26, 2012. On April 13, 2012, Adams filed a motion in the district court pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6), seeking relief from the district court’s judgment denying his initial federal habeas corpus petition. He also filed a motion for a stay of execution. Adams v. Thaler, No. 5:07-cv-00180 (E.D.Tex.). That same day, in a separate district court action, Adams filed a second-in-time federal habeas petition and a motion for a…
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