United States Supreme Court
Brewer v. Quarterman, 05-11287
In a capital murder case, denial of a habeas petition is reversed where the Texas capital sentencing statute, as interpreted by a state court, impermissibly prevented defendant's jury from giving meaningful consideration and effect to constitutionally relevant mitigating evidence. Thus, its decision denying relief under Penry was contrary to, and involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court.
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- Decided 04/25/2007
- Published 04/25/2007
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