DREW v. COLLINS

No. 91-2744.

964 F.2d 411 (1992)

Robert Nelson DREW, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kunstler and Ronald L. Kuby, New York City, for petitioner-appellant.

Stephani A.S. Stelmach, Robert S. Walt, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before KING, JOLLY, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Robert Nelson Drew appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on several grounds. Finding no error, we affirm the district court's denial of the writ.

I. BACKGROUND

The recitation of facts is taken in large part from the opinion of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Drew v. State, 743 S.W.2d 207 (Tex.Crim.App.1987).

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