Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Dretke
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided March 29, 2006No. 5:03-cv-00665PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING RELIEF
BIERY, District Judge.
Petitioner David Martinez filed this federal habeas corpus action pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 challenging his October, 1995, Bexar County capital murder conviction and sentence of death. For the reasons set forth below, petitioner is entitled to neither federal habeas corpus relief nor a Certificate of Appealability from this Court.
I. Statement of the Case
A. The Crime and Its Immediate Aftermath
Late on the evening of July 10,1994,11-year-old Belinda Prado lay down to watch television on the living room couch of the…
2Cases cited225 opinions
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- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bartee v. QuartermanDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2008
- Martinez v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Blanton v. QuartermanDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2007
- Garza v. ThalerDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2012
- Mass v. QuartermanDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2006
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