US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Opinions Thompson v. Davis Docket: 17-70008 Opinion Date: October 30, 2019 Judge: Higginbotham Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief to petitioner because he failed to show any evidence demonstrating that the State controlled, or even consented to, a government informant's activity. Therefore, there was no valid Massiah claim that could have affected the outcome of the punishment at retrial. Read Opinion
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