CERVANTES SALAZAR v. DRETKE

No. Civ.SA-03-CA-175-FB.

393 F.Supp.2d 451 (2005)

Luis CERVANTES SALAZAR, TDCJ No. 999285, Petitioner, v. Douglas DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent.

United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

September 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Clark Gross, Law Office of Michael C. Gross, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner.

Fredericka Sargent, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING RELIEF

BIERY, District Judge.

Petitioner Luis Cervantes Salazar filed this federal habeas corpus action pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 challenging his September, 1998, Bexar County capital murder conviction and sentence of death. For the reasons set forth below, petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief from this Court but is entitled to a Certificate of Appealability on a single claim...

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