Legal Opinion
Rudd v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2001No. 00-11173PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Applicant-Appellant Emerson Edward Rudd, a Texas death row inmate, whose petition for habeas corpus relief and request for a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) were both denied by the federal district court, now seeks a COA from this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the reasons set forth below, we deny Rudd’s application for a COA.
I. BACKGROUND
On the evening of September 2, 1988, Rudd and three others robbed a Captain D’s restaurant in Dallas, Texas. During the course of the robbery, Rudd intentionally shot one of the restaurant’s managers when that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Miller v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by55 opinions
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