United States Fifth Circuit

The lack of a full and fair hearing during prosecution of a state crime conviction does not preclude deferential review of a federal habeas petition under 28 USC 2254.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/26/2001
• Published 12/26/2001

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey Scott Levinger (argued), Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, TX, William David Underwood (argued), Waco, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee., Gregory Scott Coleman (argued) Lisa Royce Eskow, Meredith Bishop Parenti, Asst. Sol. Gen., Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellant.