Legal Opinion
Shawn Higgins v. Burl Cain, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2013No. 11-30641PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The district court granted Shawn Higgins a certificate of appealability (“COA”) regarding his claim that his appellate counsel was ineffective in not raising three Batson-related arguments on direct appeal. Persuaded that the state court did not unreasonably apply clearly established federal law in rejecting that claim, we affirm the district court’s judgment denying habeas relief.
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Higgins was convicted of the second degree murder of Carl Jackson and sentenced to life in prison without parole. His conviction was…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by58 opinions
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