Legal Opinion
Goodrum v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 22, 2008No. 06-20980PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Randy Edward Goodrum appeals the district court’s summary judgment denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Goodrum’s petition was based solely on the State’s alleged denial of his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. Because we agree with the district court that the state court’s rejection of Goodrum’s speedy trial claim was not objectively unreasonable, we affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
On October 27, 2000, Goodrum was charged in Harris County under two separate indictments for aggravated sexual assault. Another…
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