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BRIDGERS v. DRETKE

No. 05-70020.

431 F.3d 853 (2005)

Allen BRIDGERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 2, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth David Nash, Law Offices of Kenneth Nash, Huntsville, TX, for Bridgers.

Ellen Stewart-Klein, Austin, TX, for Dretke.

Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Allen Bridgers, convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death, appeals the denial of federal habeas relief. Bridgers contends that the warnings he received prior to his custodial interrogation were inadequate to apprise him of his constitutional rights, and thus, the resulting confession was admitted at trial in violation of the Fifth Amendment. The district court granted a Certificate of Appealability ("COA") with...

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