Legal Opinion
Buntion v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2008No. 06-70024PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Carl Wayne Buntion was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1991. The district court granted Buntion conditional habeas relief on his claim of judicial bias. The State appeals the district court’s grant of conditional habeas relief. Bound by the strictures of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996), we VACATE the district court’s grant of conditional ha-beas relief. Habeas relief is DENIED.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Trial and Direct Appeal
At about 7:45 p.m. on…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Schriro v. LandriganSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Edwards v. BalisokSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- Handley v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Richardson v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Cantu v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- Frederick Grim v. Marshall FisherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
- Nanon Williams v. Rick Thaler, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.