THOMPSON v. DAVIS

No. 17-70008.

941 F.3d 813 (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 October 29, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Ari Cuenin , Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, Stephen M. Hoffman , 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.


In 1999, Charles Victor Thompson was convicted of murdering Glenda Dennise Hayslip and Darren Cain and sentenced to death.1 On direct review, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Thompson's conviction but ordered a retrial on punishment.2 At...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases