Legal Opinion
Briseno v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 2001No. 99-41246PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
In this death penalty habeas appeal from Texas, Petitioner-Appellant Jose Garcia Briseno seeks review of the district court’s judgment denying his claim that his direct appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance. The district court granted Briseno a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) on that issue. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
In late 1990, Ben Murray, the Sheriff of Dimmit County, was investigating a burglary case. The Sheriff met with Briseno to enlist his help in solving the burglaries. Several weeks…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by36 opinions
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