Legal Opinion
Rowell v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2005No. 04-70013PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Robert Dale Rowell (“Ro-well”) was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas state court for the capital murder of Raymond David Mata. Rowell filed a petition for 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 Rowell’s petition. Rowell now requests a certificate of appealability (“COA”) from this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), seeking to appeal the district court’s denial of habeas relief. To begin, this Court GRANTS Rowell’s motion for leave to…
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