Legal Opinion
Pondexter v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 2003No. 02-41543PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Willie Earl Pondexter, Jr., (Pondexter) was convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death. After exhausting his remedies in state court, Pondexter filed a petition for federal habeas corpus in district court. In an unpublished opinion, the district court granted relief with respect to the claim that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to consult with and offer the testimony of a pathologist during the guilt-innocence phase of trial. The Director appeals from this judgment. Concluding that the district court failed to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Valdez v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Pondexter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Roy Lee Pippin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Mejia v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Summers v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Max Alexander Soffar v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Pondexter v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
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