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TUCKER v. JOHNSON

No. 99-11345.

242 F.3d 617 (2001)

Jeffrey Eugene TUCKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Charles Owen (argued), Schonemann, Rountree & Owen, Austin, TX, Danalynn Recer, Law Office of Dana Recer, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ann Kraatz (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JONES, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Jeffrey Eugene Tucker (Tucker), convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death, appeals the denial of federal habeas relief. He raises several issues, including ineffective assistance of counsel, presentation of false testimony by the State, and evidentiary error. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural History

On July 10, 1988, Tucker noticed a newspaper advertisement listing a late model pickup truck...

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