SELVAGE v. LYNAUGH

No. 87-2285.

823 F.2d 845 (1987)

John Henry SELVAGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. LYNAUGH, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Cunningham, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

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

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

John Henry Selvage appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus in which he attacks his state court conviction for capital murder and his resulting sentence of death. Selvage makes three related arguments attacking the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

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On December 4, 1979, Selvage was indicted for the offense of capital murder of Albert Garza on two grounds: (1) that Garza was a peace officer known...

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