Legal Opinion
Bower v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2007No. 03-40980PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Lester Leroy Bower, Jr. (“Bower”), a death row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court granted Bower a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) on his ineffective assistance of counsel claims and his Brady claim. Finding no error in the district court’s denial of Bower’s petition on these issues, we affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Bobby Tate, Philip Good, Ronald Mayes, and Jerry Brown were shot in an ultralight hangar in Grayson County, Texas, on October 8, 1983. Law enforcement officers…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by29 opinions
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