Legal Opinion
Garza v. Thaler
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided December 18, 2012No. Civil No. SA-09-CA-528-OGPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ORLANDO L. GARCIA, District Judge.
Petitioner Manuel Garza,- Jr., filed this federal habeas corpus action pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 challenging his October, 2002 Bexar County conviction for capital murder and sentence of death. For the reasons set forth hereinafter, petitioner is entitled to neither federal habeas corpus relief nor a Certificate of Appealability from this Court.
*586I. Background
A. The Offense in Petitioner’s Own Words
There is no legitimate doubt as to the events of February 2, 2001 that resulted in the death of San Antonio Police Officer…
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