JACKSON v. JOHNSON

No. 98-51009.

194 F.3d 641 (1999)

Tommy Ray JACKSON, 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

Will Word Dibrell (argued), John J. McKetta, III, G. Douglas Kilday, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, Hugh L. Lowe, Osborne, Lowe, Helman & Smith, Austin, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Kristen Alline Bates (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POLITZ, DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Tommy Ray Jackson appeals the denial of habeas relief. He directs his contentions to the penalty phase of his capital trial, maintaining that his constitutional rights were violated by a Brady violation, the impermissible comments of the prosecution, and the admission of evidence of an unadjudicated offense. For the reasons assigned, we affirm the judgment appealed.

BACKGROUND

On November 17, 1983, Rosalind Robison,...

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