JOHNSON v. SCOTT

No. 94-60400.

68 F.3d 106 (1995)

Eddie James JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne SCOTT, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita J. Radostitz, Austin, TX, for appellant.

Dana Parker, Joan C. Barton, Asst. Attys. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, Texas, for appellee.

Before JOLLY, WIENER and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

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Eddie James Johnson, a Texas death row inmate, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Johnson was convicted of murdering David Magee, Virginia Cadena, and Elizabeth Galvan. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.03(a)(6)(A). After finding Johnson guilty, the jury returned affirmative findings to the two Texas special sentencing issues used in death penalty cases, see TEX...

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