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THOMAS v. LYNAUGH

No. 86-2159 Summary Calendar.

812 F.2d 225 (1987)

Herman Harold THOMAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. LYNAUGH, Interim Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Pemberton (Court-appointed), Crockett, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Charles A. Palmer, Liz Bills, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GARWOOD and HILL, Circuit Judges.

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

Herman Harold Thomas appeals complaining that the district court erred in dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his petition, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Thomas alleged that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during his state criminal prosecution and that he was denied due process of law because the state prosecutor was allowed to propound improper and inflammatory questions to two defense...

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