Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 22, 2007No. 06-70022PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is a death penalty case from Cameron County, Texas. Texas appeals from a federal grant of habeas relief on Jose Rivera’s Atkins claim, arguing that the district court erred in not dismissing his ha-beas petition as untimely and in finding that Rivera is mentally retarded. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.
I
The dates and sequence of events are important in this appeal. In May 1994, Rivera was convicted and sentenced to death for murdering three-year-old Luis Daniel Blanco. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals…
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