Legal Opinion
Raul Rodriguez v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1997No. 95-40920PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Raul . Rodriguez (Rodriguez), currently confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, McConnell Unit, filed this his third federal habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismissed his petition as an abuse of the writ. Rodriguez appeals. We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
On the evening of February 24,1981, Rodriguez and a female companion.entered the Royal Drive Inn, a bar in Corpus Christi, Texas. Rodriguez and his companion sat down at a table. After a…
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