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DAVIS v. McCOTTER

No. 84-5032 Summary Calendar.

766 F.2d 203 (1985)

Robert Jerome DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. O.L. McCOTTER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Mitchell, R.K. Weaver, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., William C. Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before POLITZ, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Convicted of aggravated robbery, Robert Jerome Davis was sentenced to 30 years in the custody of the Texas Department of Corrections. Davis admitted his participation but claimed duress. The jury found him guilty and his conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. Davis v. State, No. 05-81-00854-CR (Tex.App. — Dallas, Oct. 27, 1982). After exhausting his state remedies Davis filed the instant 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. The district...

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