Legal Opinion
Schaetzle v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2003No. 03-50215PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Texas prisoner David Schaetzle was granted conditional federal habeas relief based on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal. Consistent with the standard of review mandated by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 28 U.S.C. § 2241 et seq., at issue is whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, without an opinion, unreasonably applied clearly established federal law in denying the following state habeas claim: that, on direct appeal, Schaetzle’s counsel was ineffective by failing to challenge the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by99 opinions
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