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· 3/8/2002

Alonzo Evans v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division

Citations

  • 285 F.3d 370
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 3672
  • 2002 WL 371805

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “complaints of uncalled witnesses are not favored in federal habeas corpus review because allegations of what the witness would have testified are largely speculative.”
  • providing petitioner must “bring forth” evidence, such as affidavits, from uncalled witnesses, including expert witnesses, in support of an IATC claim
  • providing petitioner must “bring forth” evidence, such as affidavits, from uncalled witnesses, including expert witnesses, in support of an IATC claim
  • providing petitioner must “bring forth” evidence, such as affidavits, from uncalled witnesses, including expert witnesses, in support of an IATC claim
  • providing petitioner must “bring forth” evidence, such as affidavits, from uncalled witnesses, including expert witnesses, in support of an IATC claim
  • rejecting uncalled expert witness claim where the petitioner failed to present evidence of what a scientific expert would have stated

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Judges: Garwood, Demoss, Dennis

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