United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of habeas relief in a capital case is reversed where there was a reasonable likelihood that the Texas capital-sentencing scheme precluded the jury from giving full consideration and full effect to petitioner's mitigating evidence as required by the Supreme Court. (En banc opinion.)

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2006
• Published 12/13/2006

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.