Legal Opinion
Carty v. Thaler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2009No. 08-70049PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
A Texas jury convicted and sentenced to death petitioner-appellant Linda Anita Carty for the intentional murder of Joana Rodriguez during the course of a kidnaping of Rodriguez and her newborn son. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence and denied post-conviction relief. Carty then filed this federal habeas petition under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied substantive relief, denied Carty’s request for an evidentiary hearing, and dismissed her case. It then granted a…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by57 opinions
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