SMITH v. COLLINS

No. 91-8197.

977 F.2d 951 (1992)

Frank SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.V. Dunnam, Jr., Waco, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Dana E. Parker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GARWOOD, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-appellant Frank Smith (Smith) appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his Texas 1977 conviction and sentence for aggravated robbery. Concluding that Smith has demonstrated no reversible error in the district court's denial of relief, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Smith was convicted of aggravated robbery in September 1977 in Gillespie...

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