Alba v. Quarterman’s Empirical Analysis
2008
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2
cited by 2 later decisions
January 2014
most recently cited
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Coleman v. Thompson · Gregg v. Georgia · Teague v. Lane · United States v. Cronic
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“On November 19, 1991, Alba was indicted for capital murder under Section 19.03(a)(2) of the Texas Penal Code for intentionally committing murder during the course of a burglary. Alba pleaded not guilty. On May 7, 1992, after being found guilty at a jury trial, he was sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. See Alba v. State, 905 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. Crim.App.1995), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1077 , 116 S.Ct. 783 , 133 L.Ed.2d 734 (1996). Alba then applied for a writ of habeas cotpus, which the state court denied. See Ex parte Alba, No. 36711-01 (Tex.Crim.App. Apr. 15, 1998), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 967 , 119 S.Ct. 414 , 142 L.Ed.2d 336 (1998). On August 21, 2000, however, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated Alba’s death sentence. See Alba v. Johnson, 232 F.3d 208 (5th Cir.2000). Alba was then retried on the issue of punishment only. On March 1, 2001, he was again sentenced to death. His death sentence was affirmed on direct appeal. See Alba v. State, No. 71487, 2003 WL 1888989 (Tex.Crim.App. Apr.16, 2003), cert. denied, 541 U.S. 1065 , 124 S.Ct. 2390 , 158 L.Ed.2d 966 (2004). He then sought a writ of habeas corpus in state court, which was denied. See Ex parte Alba, No. 36711-02 (Tex. Crim.App. Oct. 15, 2003). On June 28, 2005, Alba filed his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this Court. The Court stayed Alba’s federal proceedings on February 8, 2006, so that he could return to state court and present a”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“1. The State’s decision to seek the death penalty was racially motivated 1 and therefore violated his rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments. 2. Racially motivated imposition of the death penalty is contrary to “evolving standards of decency” and violates the Eighth Amendment. 2”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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