United States Fifth Circuit

There is a presumption that a later state court decision rejecting a prisoner's federal claim did not silently disregard a procedural bar and consider the merits, unless there is some meaningful indication in the opinion that the court no longer relied upon the procedural bar.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2001
• Published 07/20/2001

Judges

• GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, HALL and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Steward, Angola, LA, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valentin Michael Solino, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent-Appellant.