United States Fifth Circuit

A Sandstrom-type error, relating to erroneous jury instruction, is subject to harmless error analysis. Grant of habeas relief for petitioner in an aggravated sexual assault, robbery, and kidnapping case is reversed where the Sandstrom error at issue, involving an accomplice-witness instruction was harmless, and a state habeas court properly rejected ineffective assistance claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/23/2006
• Published 06/23/2006

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John J. Ritenour, Jr. (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Garcia., Ana Jordan (argued), Austin, TX, for Quarterman.