United States Fifth Circuit

Appellate counsel did not render ineffective assistance by failing to appeal trial court's denial of blood expert to defendant who could have contested the state expert's testimony linking defendant's blood to the crime scene.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/26/2001
• Published 11/27/2001

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mandy Welch (argued), Burr & Welch, Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kelli L. Weaver (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.