Legal Opinion
Horn v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 2007No. 05-70059PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Patrick Horn (Horn) was convicted of capital murder in Texas state court and sentenced to death. After Horn filed a petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in federal district court, the United States Supreme Court decided Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551, 125 S.Ct. 1183, 161 L.Ed.2d 1 (2005), declaring unconstitutional the execution of those under eighteen at the time of their crime. The district court stayed Horn’s case to allow him to pursue in state court his claim that because he was seventeen years old at the time he committed the…
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