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SAWYERS v. COLLINS

No. 91-6185.

986 F.2d 1493 (1993)

John Christopher SAWYERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Bunin, Houston, TX (Court-appointed), for Sawyers.

Stephani A. Stelmach, William C. Zapalac, Bob Walt, Asst. Attys. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for respondent-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, KING, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 21, 1993.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Defendant, John Christopher Sawyers, was convicted by a jury of capital murder, and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Sawyers filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988), claiming that (a) the special issues submitted...

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