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SOLIS v. COCKRELL

No. 01-40354.

342 F.3d 392 (2003)

Juan Montelongo SOLIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Janie COCKRELL, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 6, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Fed. Pub. Def., Brent Evan Newton, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ellen Stewart-Klein (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM Circuit Judge:

In this federal habeas petition, Juan Montelongo Solis challenges his 1994 Texas state conviction for burglary of a habitation on the ground that a juror's belief that Solis and his brothers had a reputation for breaking into houses biased the juror against him as a matter of law. We cannot agree, and affirm the district court's denial of habeas relief.

I.

Solis was tried in Hidalgo County, Texas in December...

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