GALVAN v. COCKRELL

No. 00-11279.

293 F.3d 760 (2002)

Arturo GALVAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Janie COCKRELL, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Wayne Smith, Houston, TX, for Galvan.

Ellen Stewart-Klein, Austin, TX, for Cockrell.

Before DAVIS, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

In January 1996, Arturo Galvan was convicted by a jury in state court of aggravated kidnaping. Galvan pleaded true to repeat offender charges and was sentenced to 40 years of imprisonment. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Galvan's first of two state habeas applications, pertaining to the revocation of his probation which was used to enhance his sentence, was denied by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals without a written...

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