Legal Opinion
Richards v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 27, 2009No. 08-10934PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Respondent-Appellant Nathaniel Quarterman, Director of the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“the State”) appeals the district court’s grant of habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to Petitioner-Appellee Albert C. Richards (“Richards”). We affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Richards was convicted, after rejecting a plea offer of five years, of murdering Cullen Baker (“Baker”) in Tarrant County, Texas, and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison on October 30, 2003. At trial, the prosecution put forth evidence that…
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