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ALLEN v. COLLINS

No. 90-1524.

924 F.2d 88 (1991)

Billy Frederick ALLEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy Frederick Allen, Huntsville, Tex., pro se.

Before REAVLEY, JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

In 1974, appellant Billy Frederick Allen was convicted of methamphetamine possession and sentenced to two years imprisonment. After completing his possession sentence, Allen was convicted of two murders in 1983. Pursuant to Texas' habitual offender statute, the court used Allen's 1974 conviction to enhance his 1983 sentence.

Allen now asserts a habeas corpus challenge to his 1983 conviction. He alleges that he was denied the right to...

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