Legal Opinion
Young v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2004No. 02-50341PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Edward Michael Young was convicted of murder and is now serving a sixty-year sentence in the Texas prison system. He appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he alleges ineffective assistance of counsel. He bases his claim on his attorney’s failure to move for the dismissal of the prosecution under applicable Texas statutes (that have subsequently been amended), which required dismissal of the prosecution with prejudice if the indictment was untimely. The indictment is *619conceded to have been untimely. The state…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by134 opinions
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