HOOVER v. JOHNSON

No. 98-50443.

193 F.3d 366 (1999)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dexter Hoover, Beaumont, TX, pro se.

E. Joanna Fitzgerald (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Dexter Hoover appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, challenging the jury instructions given in his trial for conspiracy in state court, claiming that by omission the instructions denied him the assurance of a unanimous jury verdict as guaranteed by the Texas Constitution. Because we find no error cognizable within the limited scope of review permitted to us, we affirm.

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