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KING v. McCOTTER

No. 86-2006 Summary Calendar.

795 F.2d 517 (1986)

Leon Rutherford KING, Petitioner-Appellant, v. O.L. McCOTTER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken J. McLean, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The petitioner, Leon Rutherford King, was convicted in a Texas state court of first degree murder and sentenced to death. After exhausting his state remedies, King filed a petition for federal habeas relief. In a one-sentence order, the district court denied King's petition. In a separate order, the court issued a certificate of probable cause to appeal. We remand the case to the district court with instructions that a statement of reasons be provided...

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