Legal Opinion
Gomez v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2005No. 04-70047PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Ignacio Gomez, convicted in state court of capital murder, applied to this court for a certificate of appealability (“COA”) after the district court had rejected his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gomez v. Dretke, No. EP-02-CV-267 (W.D.Tex. Sept. 30, 2004). After bringing his COA application, Gomez filed a “Motion To Stay and Abate Proceedings.” We grant that motion and thereby stay our consideration of Gomez’s application for COA pending the exhaustion of Gomez’s state court proceedings.
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The issues in Gomez’s application for COA involve (1) claims related…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
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