(DOWNLOAD) "Cardenas v. Dretke" by United States Court Of Appeals Fifth Circuit. " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Cardenas v. Dretke
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
- Release Date : January 29, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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Petitioner Ruben Ramirez Cardenas ("Cardenas"), a Mexican national, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Cardenas 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. § 2254. The district court denied the petition as well as Cardenas request for a certificate of appealability ("COA"). Cardenas now requests a COA from this court on four issues pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). He claims that: (1) the trial court violated his constitutional rights by excluding venire members opposed to the death penalty; (2) his counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to oppose the exclusion of venire members opposed to the death penalty; (3) the trial court violated the Constitution by refusing to allow discussion of his parole eligibility during sentencing; and (4) the failure to advise him of his right to consular assistance under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations ("Vienna Convention") requires review by the district court to determine if it prejudiced the fairness of his trial.