ROGERS v. QUARTERMAN

No. 06-20882.

555 F.3d 483 (2009)

Kevin Jamal ROGERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathaniel QUARTERMAN, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winston Earle Cochran, Jr. (argued), Houston, TX, for Rogers.

Ana Jordan (argued), Austin, TX, for Quarterman.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and GARWOOD and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Kevin Jamal Rogers, a Texas state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Rogers seeks federal habeas relief from his Texas conviction for the murder of Dr. Lillie Lockhart. Rogers was fifteen years old at the time of the offense, but he was certified to stand trial as an adult. A jury found Rogers guilty of capital murder, and the trial court assessed an automatic...

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