United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus relief in a death penalty case is affirmed over defendant's Penry claim that special issue instructions given to a jury at sentencing failed to provide an adequate vehicle to give effect to his mitigating evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/01/2006
• Published 03/02/2006

Judges

• CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT, PRADO and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jack Knox Wall (argued), Law Office of J.K. Rusty Wall, Midland, TX, for Nelson., Edward Larry Marshall (argued), Austin, TX, for Quarterman.