Legal Opinion
Anthony Graves v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2003No. 02-41416PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Anthony Graves was convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death. He now seeks a certificate of appealability from the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief. We grant Graves’ Application for COA on his claim under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), that the state failed to disclose to Graves that his co-defendant and key prosecution witness had informed the district attorney that Graves was not involved in the charged crime on the day before he testified to the contrary at Graves’ trial.…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by105 opinions
- In Re SwearingenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Scott Jones v. Jeri TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Foster v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Summers v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Rodney Reed v. William Stephens, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
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