Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 1, 2008No. 06-41196PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Billy Ray Wallace was convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment on December 10, 1981. He was incarcerated in a Texas prison. The Texas parole rules changed between sentencing and when he became eligible for parole. He alleges that had the rules not changed, he would have received parole and that the rule change violated the Ex Post Facto Clause of the Constitution. Following state denial of relief, the district court denied his habeas petition. We granted his Certificate of Appealability.
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Wallace was sentenced to life in 1981 and…
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- Garner v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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