Legal Opinion
Newton v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 2004No. 03-20925PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Frances Elaine Newton was convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death. She now seeks a certificate of appealability from the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief. Be cause Newton has failed to make a substantial showing of a denial of a constitutional right, we deny her application for COA.
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Newton was convicted and sentenced to death in October 1988 for the capital offense of murdering her young daughter in the same criminal transaction as the murders of her husband and young son. On direct appeal, the Texas Court of…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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