United States Fifth Circuit

By arguing a change in decisional law justified the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, defendant failed to demonstrate the requisite "extraordinary circumstances" to justify relief under Rule 60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/25/2002
• Published 01/25/2002

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before POLITZ, HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard D. Goldman, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee., James Michael Terry, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellant.