CARDENAS v. STEPHENS

No. 15-70025.

820 F.3d 197 (2016)

Ruben Ramirez CARDENAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William STEPHENS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurie Levin , Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ellen Stewart-Klein , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before SMITH, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


Ruben Ramirez Cardenas1 applies for a certificate of appealability ("COA") to appeal the denial of his second federal petition for writ of habeas corpus. He claims that he is entitled to relief from his death sentence because Texas law enforcement officers did not inform him of his rights...

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