Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 2006No. 03-11248UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
At his third trial in 1992, Ronald Curtis Chambers (“Chambers”) was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, for the third time, for the 1975 murder of Mike McMahan during the course of a robbery. This court granted a certificate of appealability (“COA”) authorizing Chambers to appeal the district court’s denial of federal habeas relief as to certain claims. We AFFIRM.
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In April 1975, Chambers and an accomplice, Clarence Ray Williams, forced their way, at gunpoint, into the car occupied by two college students, Mike McMahan and Deia Sutton, outside a night club in…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Chambers v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Williams v. DavisDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2016