Legal Opinion
Amos v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1995No. 94-10576PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-Appellant Bernard Eugene Amos, a Texas death row inmate, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Respondent-Appellant Wayne Scott, Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the State), denying and dismissing with prejudice Amos’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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FACTUAL HISTORY
The full factual history for this appeal is detailed in the opinion of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) affirming Amos’ conviction and sentence. 1…
2Cases cited91 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by180 opinions
- Alton Coleman v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Dennis Thurl Dowthitt v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Finley v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Clark v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Hooks v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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