MYERS v. COLLINS

No. 91-6142.

8 F.3d 249 (1993)

Ivey V. MYERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Wright, Brown, Campbell, Harrison & Wright, Houston, TX (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Elizabeth Elleson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHNSON, WIENER, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

In this habeas corpus case, petitioner Ivey V. Myers ("Myers") alleges that he is being confined in violation of his federal constitutional rights. In particular, Myers contends that he has been denied his right to self-representation on appeal, that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, that his due process rights were violated, and that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. The district court granted summary...

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