United States Fifth Circuit

On remand from the Supreme Court, the matter is remanded for re-entry of the district court's judgment to provide that a writ shall issue, vacating petitioner's sentence and commuting it to life imprisonment unless, within 180 days of the re-entry of judgment, the state grants a new sentencing hearing or commutes the sentence to life imprisonment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/28/2007
• Published 12/28/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before JOLLY, SMITH and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Dennis Samonek, Denton, TX, for Brewer., Edward Larry Marshall, Austin, TX, for Dretke.