United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of a petition for habeas relief challenging a conviction for causing bodily injury to an elderly person is reversed where a state court's decision on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on a failure to challenge certain jurors was an unreasonable application of clearly established Federal law as determined by the Supreme Court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/18/2006
• Published 04/19/2006

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles Ernest Baruch (argued), The Law Office of Chad Baruch, Rowlett, TX, for Virgil., Toni Raven Estaville (argued), Thomas M. Jones, Austin, TX, for Dretke.