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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

543 U.S. 963 FISHERv.DRETKE, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION. No. 04-6070. Supreme Court of United States. November 1, 2004. 1 C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

543 U.S. 1178 FISHERv.DRETKE, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION. No. 04-6070. Supreme Court of United States. February 22, 2005. 1 Petitions for rehearing denied.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT March 3, 2006 Charles R. Fulbruge III

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D REVISED JANUARY 25, 2006 December 28, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbru

405 F.3d 244 Ruben Ramirez CARDENAS, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Doug DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 03-41425. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 29, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Robin Norris, Hart &a;

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge: Petitioner Tommie Collins Hughes was convicted in Texas state court of capital murder and sentenced to death. Hughes filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court subsequently denied the petition. The district court also denied Petition

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge: Petitioner Robert Dale Rowell (“Ro-well”) was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas state court for the capital murder of Raymond David Mata. Rowell filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Rowell’s petition. Rowell now reque

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D REVISED AUGUST 22, 2005 July 29, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge

PER CURIAM: Petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin, a citizen of Mexico, was convicted of capital murder in Texas state court and sentenced *274 to death. Medellin filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 22

386 F.Supp.2d 820 (2005) Jeffery Lee WOOD, TDCJ No. 999256, Petitioner, v. Douglas DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Criminal Institutions Division, Respondent. No. SA-01-CA-423-OG. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division. August 24, 2005. *821 *822

386 F.Supp.2d 767 (2005) Arnold PRIETO, TDCJ No. 999149, Petitioner, v. Douglas DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. No. SA-01-CA-1145-OG. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division. July 7, 2005. *768 *769

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS March 16, 2004

393 F.Supp.2d 451 (2005) Luis CERVANTES SALAZAR, TDCJ No. 999285, Petitioner, v. Douglas DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. No. Civ.SA-03-CA-175-FB. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division. September 27, 2005. *452

REVISED AUGUST 15, 2002 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH CIRCUIT ____________ No. 98-20385 ____________ MAX ALEXANDER SOFFAR, Petitioner - Appellant, versus JANIE COCKRELL, DIREC

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D REVISED JUNE 16, 2004 April 21, 2004 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit Charles

KING, Chief Judge: Petitioner-appellant Jasen Shane Busby has been convicted of capital murder in the Texas state courts and sentenced to death. The district court denied Busby’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus but granted Busby a certificate of appealability (COA) on several issues. This court later denied Busby’s request for a COA on additional claims. We now address the is

339 F.3d 308 Michael Lynn RILEY, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Janie COCKRELL, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 02-41179. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 16, 2003. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Alexander Lee Calhoun, Law Office of Alex Calhoun, Austin, TX,

306 F.3d 257 Michael Wayne HALEY, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Janie COCKRELL, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellant. No. 01-41389. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. September 27, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael Wayne Haley, Tyler, TX, pro se.

Lisa Jo Chamberlin participated in a heinous double murder in Mississippi. A jury convicted her of two counts of capital murder. She was sentenced to death. Chamberlin, who is white, appealed her conviction, arguing in part that the prosecution invidiously discriminated against black prospective jurors during jury selection at her trial in violation of Batson v. Kentucky ,