Legal Opinion
Panetti v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 2006No. 04-70045PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Scott Louis Panetti was convicted of capital murder in the state court of Texas and sentenced to death. Panetti argues that he is presently incompetent to be executed. Based on a Certificate of Ap-pealability issued by the district court, Panetti appeals the district court’s denial of federal habeas relief.
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Panetti has been sentenced to death in Texas state court for murdering his wife’s parents. Shortly before his scheduled execution date, he petitioned the state court for a determination of his competency to be executed. The state habeas court appointed two…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Valdez v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Fernando C. HARVEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thorne BLAKE, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Panetti v. QuartermanSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Green, Jonathan MarcusCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
- Scott Panetti v. William Stephens, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- Panetti v. QuartermanSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Woods v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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