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JAMES v. COLLINS

No. 92-7676 Summary Calendar.

987 F.2d 1116 (1993)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 25, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Dow, University of Houston Law Center, Mandy Welch, Texas Resource Center, Houston, TX, for petitioner-appellant.

William Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for respondent-appellee.

Before JOLLY, DUHÉ, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Having exhausted both his direct appeals and state habeas remedies, he now seeks federal relief. The district court denied Petitioner's application for the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Background

After a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted of capital murder.1 During the later sentencing phase, the jury answered affirmatively...

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