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OTT v. JOHNSON

No. 98-41211.

192 F.3d 510 (1999)

Gregory Arthur OTT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Botsford (argued), Austin, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William Charles Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POLITZ, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Texas inmate Gregory Arthur Ott appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 1978, Ott was convicted of murdering a Texas Ranger and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This conviction was affirmed on direct appeal and became final in July 1982.1 On April 23, 1997, Ott, represented by counsel, filed...

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