VOLANTY v. LYNAUGH

No. 86-2961.

874 F.2d 243 (1989)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Rogers (court-appointed), Corpus Christi, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

David B. Fannin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, KING and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

James Volanty, an indigent, was convicted of aggravated robbery and was sentenced to twenty years in prison by a Texas state jury. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal.1 Volanty filed a petition for discretionary review and a state habeas corpus petition, both of which were denied.

Having exhausted his state post-conviction remedies, Volanty brought the federal habeas...

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