Legal Opinion
Manuel Garza v. William Stephens, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2013No. 15-60254PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
In 2002, a Texas jury found Manuel Garza guilty of murdering San Antonio Police Officer John Riojas, and the state trial court imposed a sentence of death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Garza’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal and denied post-conviction relief. In an exhaustive opinion, the district court denied Garza’s federal habeas petition and denied him a certificate of appealability (COA). Garza now seeks a COA so that he may pursue his Strickland ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims in this court. We conclude that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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3Cited by34 opinions
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