Legal Opinion

Adair v. Dretke

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 6, 2005No. 04-51208UnpublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

The parties cross-appeal the magistrate judge’s grant of habeas to petitioner John Adair and the magistrate’s order reinstating good time credits, lost by Adair as a result of prison disciplinary proceedings against him. We GRANT the Appellant’s motion to supplement the record and DISMISS the appeal and Adair’s cross-appeal as moot.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Adair was convicted of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit theft while under the influence of an illegal drug, based upon his guilty plea in the courts of Texas on February 1, 1989. Adair was sentenced to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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