LARA v. JOHNSON

No. 97-10034.

141 F.3d 239 (1998)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Lara, Kenedy, TX, pro se.

Idolina Garcia, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and REYNALDO G. GARZA and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the Honorable John McBryde, presiding. The district court denied the habeas corpus petition of the Petitioner-Appellant, Richard Lara ("Lara"). Lara timely appealed, and the matter now lies before this circuit.

Background

Richard Lara escaped from the California Youth Authority ("CYA") in 1991. In March of 1993, at the age...

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