Legal Opinion
Medellin v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 26, 2004No. 03-20687PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin, a citizen of Mexico, was convicted of capital murder in Texas state court and sentenced to death. Medellin filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition. The district court also, sua sponte, denied Petitioner a certificate of appealability (“COA”). Petitioner now requests a COA from this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the following reasons, Petitioner’s Application for a Certificate of Appealability from…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by84 opinions
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- Roy Lee Pippin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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