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KNOX v. COLLINS

No. 90-2693.

928 F.2d 657 (1991)

James Roy KNOX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Div., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Layne E. Kruse, Richard N. Carrell (Court-appointed), Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

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

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, SMITH and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner James Roy Knox was convicted of capital murder in the 56th Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas, regarding the robbery of a pharmacy and the murder of its proprietor. After a penalty hearing, the jury answered in the affirmative to the three special issues submitted pursuant to Texas law, and the court sentenced Knox to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction...

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