United States Fifth Circuit

Death row inmate's conviction and sentence are constitutionally infirm by virtue of defense counsel's ineffectiveness. (Revised opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/21/2004
• Published 05/19/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Howard Schropp (argued), Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gena Blount Bunn, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.