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ELLIS v. LYNAUGH

No. 88-2829.

873 F.2d 830 (1989)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald F. Killingsworth, Tyler, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Bill Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Edward Anthony Ellis appeals from the federal district court's denial of habeas corpus relief from the death sentence imposed by a Texas court. We affirm.

I. Background

In March 1983, a grand jury in Harris County returned an indictment charging Edward Ellis with the murder by asphyxiation of Bertie Elizabeth Eakins while he was in the course of committing burglary. A jury found Ellis...

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