THOMPSON v. DAVIS

No. 17-70008.

916 F.3d 444 (2019)

Charles Victor THOMPSON, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 18, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Kretzer , Law Offices of Seth Kretzer, Houston, TX, Jonathan David Landers , Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

George A. d'Hemecourt , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation & Charitable Trusts Division, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, HAYNES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


Charles Victor Thompson was convicted by a Texas jury of capital murder and sentenced to death. After direct appeal and collateral review in state court, he petitioned the federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the constitutionality of his conviction and sentence. The district court...

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