November 01st, 2019

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.

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