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TURNER v. JOHNSON

No. 94-20839.

106 F.3d 1178 (1997)

Jessel TURNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Charlton, Michael B. Charlton Law Office, Houston, TX, for petitioner-appellant.

Gena A. Blount, Assistant Attorney General, Dan Morales, Attorney General, Margaret Portman Griffey, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for respondent-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and GARWOOD and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Jessel Turner, a Texas death row inmate, seeks additional counsel, a stay of execution, and an evidentiary hearing on this, his first petition for federal habeas corpus relief. Finding Turner represented by very competent counsel and that he has received a full and fair hearing in state court, we deny that relief. In addition, because petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a federal right, we deny the requested Certificate...

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