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AMADOR v. QUARTERMAN

No. 05-70026.

458 F.3d 397 (2006)

John Joe AMADOR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathaniel QUARTERMAN, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 1, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marina Thais Douenat (argued) and John J. Ritenour, Jr. (argued), Law Offices of Marina T. Douenat, San Antonio, TX, for Amador.

Carla Elaina Eldred (argued), Austin, TX, for Quarterman.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge:

In this capital murder case, petitioner John Joe Amador appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on two of his claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights during the direct appeal of his conviction before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM...

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