Legal Opinion
Faulder v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1996No. 95-40512PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner appeals from denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from his death sentence. We affirm.
Petitioner, Joseph Stanley Faulder, is a Canadian citizen who was twice convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Inez Phillips, an elderly widow, during the armed robbery of her home. The first conviction was reversed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals because Faulder’s confession, which was admitted into evidence, was obtained in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Faulder v. State, 611 S.W.2d 630 (Tex.Crim.App.1979), cert. denied 449 U.S.…
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- Wayne East v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- Goodwin v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Chucks EmuegbunamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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