JONES v. JOHNSON

No. 97-41332.

171 F.3d 270 (1991)

Raymond James JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied May 5, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Scott Smith, Sherman, TX, for Jones.

Erik E. Cary, Margaret Portman Griffey, Austin, TX, for Johnson.

Before POLITZ, JOLLY and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied May 5, 1999.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Raymond James Jones appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Su Van Dang. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

On June 18, 1988, the police of Port Arthur, Texas discovered the soot covered body of Su Van Dang, who had died of multiple stab wounds...

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