Fifth Circuit· 6/21/2016
Michael Norris v. Lorie Davis, Director
Citations
- 826 F.3d 821
- 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 11282
- 2016 WL 3418412
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- recognizing the four areas of permissible subjects for jury argument under Texas law as summation of the evidence, reasonable inference from the evidence, answers to opposing counsel’s argument, and pleas for law enforcement
- recognizing the four areas of permissible subjects for jury argument under Texas law as summation of the evidence, reasonable inference from the evidence, answers to opposing counsel’s argument, and pleas for law enforcement
- petitioner failed to show prejudice “in light of the overwhelming evidence of his guilt”
- “Norris cannot show Strickland prejudice in light of the overwhelming evidence of his guilt.”
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Cites
29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court· 2000-04-26· cited 41,291×
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court· 2003-02-25· cited 27,550×
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court· 2011-01-19· cited 13,244×
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court· 1991-09-13· cited 12,560×
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court· 1986-09-03· cited 4,161×
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court· 1989-06-26· cited 2,957×
- Franklin v. LynaughSupreme Court· 1988-09-15· cited 852×
- Johnson v. TexasSupreme Court· 1993-08-09· cited 750×
- Billy George Hughes v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice,institutional DivisionFifth Circuit· 1999-10-05· cited 337×
- Abdul-Kabir v. QuartermanSupreme Court· 2007-04-25· cited 332×
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1996-12-11· cited 292×
- Jacobs v. NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTERFifth Circuit· 2008-11-10· cited 257×
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2008-12-17· cited 176×
- Joiner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-02-12· cited 139×
- Norris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1995-03-01· cited 131×
- Harold Amos Barnard, Jr. v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionFifth Circuit· 1992-05-22· cited 121×
- Hughes v. DretkeFifth Circuit· 2005-06-13· cited 89×
- Roger McGowen v. Rick Thaler, DirectorFifth Circuit· 2012-03-19· cited 86×
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