Legal Opinion
Pape v. Thaler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2011No. 11-10008PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
In this petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, officials with the State of Texas (“State”) argue that the district court erred by conducting an evidentiary hearing and by granting habeas relief to Petitioner-Appellee Steven Jeffrey Pape (“Pape”). We agree. For the reasons explained below, we REVERSE the district court and DENY Pape’s petition.
I
The State arrested Pape for sexually molesting his daughter and charged him with four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child younger than fourteen and one count of indecency with a child. Shortly…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by43 opinions
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