Freddie Bradley v. Rick Thaler, Director, No. 08-41334 (5th Cir. 2010)

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Case: 08-41334 Document: 00511101678 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/05/2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 08-41334 Summary Calendar May 5, 2010 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk FREDDIE DEMORIS BRADLEY, Petitioner-Appellant v. RICK THALER, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION, Respondent-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 1:06-CV-382 Before BENAVIDES, PRADO and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Freddie Demoris Bradley, Texas prisoner # 1131925, appeals the district court s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas relief. Bradley claims that the evidence at trial was legally insufficient to support the jury s verdict that he was guilty of robbery. Specifically, he asserts that no evidence in the record supports a finding that he intentionally or knowingly threaten[ed] * Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. Case: 08-41334 Document: 00511101678 Page: 2 No. 08-41334 Date Filed: 05/05/2010 or place[d] another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death. See T EX. P ENAL C ODE A NN. § 29.02(a)(2). We have reviewed the record and the briefs submitted by the parties and hold that Bradley failed to meet his burden of establishing that the state court s adjudication of his claims resulted in a decision that was contrary to federal law. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 402-13 (2000); Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 324-25 (1979); Wilmeth v. State, 808 S.W.2d 703, 705-06 (Tex. Ct. App. 1991). Accordingly, we affirm. AFFIRMED. 2

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