United States Fifth Circuit

In a capital murder petition, the district court failed to afford proper deference to the state court's decision, and the state court did not unreasonably apply clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/16/2003
• Published 09/16/2003

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David R. Dow (argued), University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee., Gena Blount Bunn, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellant.