RESENDIZ v. DRETKE

No. 05-70058.

452 F.3d 356 (2006)

Angel Maturino RESENDIZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Charles Owen, Owen & Rountree, Austin, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Edward Larry Marshall, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant, Angel Maturino Resendiz, was convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death. After the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction and sentence and denied post-conviction relief, Resendiz filed a petition for writ of federal habeas corpus. The district court denied relief. On appeal, the sole issue is whether the motion to reopen the time for filing...

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