Cobb v. Thaler, No. 11-70003 (5th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in Texas state court, appealed the district court's denial of his habeas petition in federal district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254. At issue was whether the state withheld impeachment evidence from petitioner in violation of Brady v. Maryland. The court held that the state court did not unreasonably apply Brady in holding that the evidence at issue was immaterial. Petitioner's remaining claims were foreclosed by precedent and the court denied his request for a certificate of appealability as to each of these issues. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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