Legal Opinion
John Joe Amador v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2006No. 05-70026PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
In this capital murder case, petitioner John Joe Amador appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on two of his claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights during the direct appeal of his conviction before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A Criminal Proceedings
1. The Crime and Aftermath
a. The Crime
During the early morning of January 4, 1994,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by23 opinions
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