Legal Opinion
Max Alexander Soffar v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 2004No. 98-20385PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
This case returns to us upon reinstatement by the ere banc Court, Soffar v. Cockrell, 300 F.3d 588 (5th Cir.2002) (“Soffar II”), of the original panel’s grant of a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”), Soffar v. Johnson, 237 F.3d 411 (5th Cir.2000) (“Soffar I”), as to Petitioner Max Alexander Soffar’s claims that (1) he did not have effective assistance of counsel in the guilt phase proceedings, and (2) his right to counsel was violated by police interrogation regarding an extraneous offense after he had been charged with capital murder and had requested and received…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Martin Woolley v. Dave RednourCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- St. Aubin v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Smith v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Harrison v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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