MANUEL J. MENENDEZ v. RAFAEL BONAFONTE

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• holding that a court need not adopt a party’s version of events where it is blatantly contradicted by the record
• considering the application of a rule created by the Texas courts as a procedural bar (citations omitted)
• considering the application of a rule created by the Texas courts as a procedural bar (citations omitted)
• denying cert. in McGowen v. Thaler, 675 F.3d 482 (5th Cir.2012), in which Fifth Circuit held that Eddings error in jury instruction is structural
• denying cert. in McGowen v. Thaler, 675 F.3d 482 (5th Cir. 2012), in which Fifth Circuit held that Eddings error in jury instruction is structural
• applying harmless error review to a claim that the jury instructions given prevented the jury from adequately considering mitigating factors presented by the defense

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