Legal Opinion
Guidry v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2005No. 03-20991PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Howard Paul Guidry was convicted in Texas state court of murder for remuneration in Harris County, Texas, and sentenced to death. He was granted conditional federal habeas relief based on the following two claims, involving evidence admitted for the State at trial: his confession violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; and hearsay testimony against his interest violated his Sixth Amendment confrontation right. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals had denied those claims on direct appeal. Guidry v. State, 9 S.W.3d 133…
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