WHITE v. COLLINS

No. 92-2291.

959 F.2d 1319 (1992)

Billy Wayne WHITE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Gray, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Bob Walt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Margaret Portman Griffey, Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOLLY, DAVIS and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Billy Wayne White is under a sentence of death and is scheduled for execution by the State of Texas on April 23, 1992. The district court rejected White's habeas petition and he seeks a certificate of probable cause (CPC) and stay of execution from this court. Because White has made no substantial showing of a denial of a federal right nor demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of his claims, we deny White's motions both...

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