WILLIAMS v. LYNAUGH

No. 86-2190.

809 F.2d 1063 (1987)

Anthony Charles WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant v. James A. LYNAUGH, Interim Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Gray, Carolyn Garcia, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

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

Before POLITZ, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Anthony Charles Williams was convicted in a Texas court of capital murder. In the separate punishment phase of the trial, the court sentenced Williams to death based on the jury's responses to the two special issue questions.1 Williams sought federal habeas relief based on claims of improper juror selection, ineffective assistance of counsel, and violations of his fifth and sixth amendment rights resulting...

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