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DUFF-SMITH v. COLLINS

No. 91-2204.

973 F.2d 1175 (1992)

Markham DUFF-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 November 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas C. McNabb, David Cunningham, Houston, Tex. (court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Robert Walt, Asst. Atty. Gen., William Zapalac, Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Markham Duff-Smith, a Texas prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the rejection of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Finding no error, for the reasons assigned we affirm the district court's denial of habeas relief.

Background1

On October 15, 1975, Gertrude Zabolio, Duff-Smith's adopted mother, was murdered in her home. According to the...

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