EVANS v. COCKRELL

No. 00-21009.

285 F.3d 370 (2002)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alonzo Evans, Beaumont, TX, pro se.

Karyl Krug, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before GARWOOD, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellee, Alonzo Evans (Evans), is serving a 30-year prison sentence following his conviction in state court for aggravated robbery, which was enhanced by two prior convictions. Evans filed a habeas corpus petition under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which he claimed his trial counsel was ineffective. The Respondent-Appellant, Gary L. Johnson, Director of the Texas Department...

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