MARTIN v. STATE OF TEXAS

No. 83-2537.

737 F.2d 460 (1984)

Glenn Earl MARTIN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. The STATE OF TEXAS, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., J.D. (David) Hooper, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

William J. Dyer (Court-appointed), Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellee.

Before GARZA, GARWOOD, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellee Glenn Earl Martin was found guilty of capital murder in 1977 for killing John C. Denson during the course of a robbery. His punishment was assessed as life imprisonment since the jury failed to find the aggravating circumstances required for imposition of the death penalty.

Martin was represented at the trial and the sentencing hearing by retained counsel. At the sentencing hearing on July 15...

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