United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought by a prisoner under a sentence of death is affirmed over claims that: 1) defendant was denied his Sixth Amendment right to constitutionally effective counsel during the punishment phase of trial; and 2) his Sixth Amendment rights under Ring and Apprendi were violated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/05/2006
• Published 07/06/2006

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William Gerow Christian (argued), Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, Austin, TX, for Granados., Edward Larry Marshall (argued), Austin, TX, for Quarterman.