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RECTOR v. JOHNSON

No. 96-50443.

120 F.3d 551 (1997)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy E. Greenwood, Jr., Austin, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Meredith Anne Martinez, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

STEWART, Circuit Judge:

In 1982, Charles Rector was convicted for the murder of Carolyn Kay Davis. For that, Rector was sentenced to die. Rector's conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari. Rector then sought and was denied state habeas relief. In a fifty-four page order, a federal magistrate judge denied Rector federal habeas relief...

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