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CANTU v. COLLINS

No. 91-5512.

967 F.2d 1006 (1992)

Ruben Montoya CANTU, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy B. Barohn, San Antonio, Tex. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Charles A. Palmer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GARWOOD, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Ruben Montoya Cantu challenges his murder conviction and death sentence. His application for a writ of habeas corpus was denied by the district court, but the court granted a certificate of probable cause.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A Bexar County, Texas grand jury convicted petitioner for the November 8, 1984 murder of Pedro Gomez during the commission of a...

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