Parr v. Thaler

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge: *

This petition arises out of Carroll Parr’s (“Parr” or “Petitioner”) appeal of his capital murder conviction and death sentence.1 Parr’s conviction is a result of a robbery and shooting of Joel Dominguez (“Dominguez”). After purchasing marijuana from Dominguez at the B & G Convenience store in Waco, Texas, Parr returned to the store -with his friend, Earl Whiteside (“Whiteside”), in order to retrieve his money. Both Parr and Whiteside were armed. When they arrived at the store, they forced Dominguez and his friend Mario Chavez (“Chavez”) to walk to a fenced area…