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Fifth Circuit· 3/12/2007

Turner v. Quarterman

Citations

  • 481 F.3d 292
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 6049
  • 2007 WL 731383

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “counsel cannot have rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to make an objection that would have been meritless”
  • holding that “counsel cannot have rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to make an objection that would have been meritless”
  • recognizing that precedent precludes any argument that the Eighth Amendment or the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires a Texas capital sentencing jury to be informed of the effect of failure to reach a unanimous verdict
  • holding petitioner eligible for CoA on neither ineffective assistance, Ring, nor “failure to inform jury of the effect of a hung jury” claims
  • recognizing Fifth Circuit precedent foreclosed arguments the Eighth Amendment and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment mandated jury instructions regarding the effect of a capital sentencing jury’s failure to reach a unanimous verdict
  • recognizing Fifth Circuit precedent foreclosed arguments the Eighth Amendment and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment mandated jury instructions regarding the effect of a capital sentencing jury’s failure to reach a unanimous verdict

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Judges: Smith, Garza, Prado

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