Legal Opinion
Maldonado v. Thaler
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 24, 2009No. Civil Action H-07-2984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NANCY F. ATLAS, District Judge.
Virgilio Maldonado (“Maldonado”), a Texas inmate incarcerated under a sentence of death, petitions for habeas corpus relief. (Doc. # 1). A jury convicted Maldonado for committing the capital murder of Cruz C. Saucedo during a robbery. After a separate punishment hearing, the same jury answered Texas’ special issue questions in a manner requiring the imposition of a death sentence. After availing himself of Texas’ appellate and post-conviction remedies, Maldonado now seeks federal habeas relief from his conviction and sentence pursuant to 28…
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