WILLIAMS v. SCOTT

No. 94-20375.

35 F.3d 159 (1994)

Willie Ray WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne SCOTT, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Garnett, Marjorie C. Bell, McFall & Sartwelle, Houston, TX, for appellant.

James Byron Matthews, Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for appellee.

Before DAVIS, JONES and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Willie Ray Williams, a Texas death row inmate, appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court stayed Williams's execution, granted summary judgment in favor of the State, and granted Williams a Certificate of Probable Cause for appeal. We affirm the summary judgment and vacate the stay of execution.

BACKGROUND

Willie Ray Williams and Jo Jo Nichols robbed a convenience store. During...

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