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CANTU v. THALER

No. 09-70017.

682 F.3d 1053 (2012)

Ivan Abner CANTU, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gena Blount Bunn (argued), Holmes & Moore, P.L.L.C., Longview, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Thomas Merrill Jones , Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Postconviction Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Prior report: ___ U.S. ___, , 182 L.Ed.2d 612.

PER CURIAM:

In our earlier consideration of this case, we affirmed the district court's dismissal of Cantu's petition for federal habeas relief. See Cantu v. Thaler, 632 F.3d 157 (5th Cir.2011). Among other grounds for relief, Cantu argued that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. We held that this claim was procedurally defaulted, and that Cantu's contention...

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