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United States Fifth Circuit


Summers v. Dretke, 04-70017

In a capital murder case, denial of defendant's application for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed and his application for a certificate of appealability is denied over defendant's claims of error where defendant failed to carry his burden in both.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 12/05/2005
  • Published 12/05/2005

Judges

  • EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Danalynn Recer, The Gulf Region Advocacy Center, Houston, TX, Clive A. Stafford-Smith, Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Carrie Elizabeth Parsons, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.
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