Legal Opinion
Leal Garcia v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 08-70003PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
The opinion in this case filed on June 15, 2009, is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor.
Petitioner Humberto Leal Garcia (“Leal”) appeals from the district court’s finding that it was without jurisdiction to consider his second petition for habeas corpus relief because Leal failed to first seek authorization from this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244. Leal contends that because his petition is not successive within the meaning of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), he was not required to obtain authorization and the…
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