Legal Opinion
R. Wayne Johnson v. O.L. McCotter Director of Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1986No. 86-1219PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1978 Ronald Wayne Johnson was convicted of aggravated rape by a jury in Texas and was sentenced to serve ninety-nine years. On direct appeal, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction.
In 1984 Johnson filed a pro se § 2254 petition alleging that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; (2) the state court jury charge was fundamentally defective; (3) his court-appointed trial counsel was ineffective; and (4) his fourth amendment right to be free from unlawful search and seizure was violated. Johnson alleged his trial counsel was ineffective because he…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Willie James Brown v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Don Garriga Chapman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Charles Jones v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Jerry Carlo Moreno v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, and Jim Mattox, Attorney General of the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Johnnie Leonard, Sr. v. Dixie Well Service & Supply, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Barnard v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- James E. Burton A/K/A Ronnie Johnson v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Larry Williams v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, John Fulford v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Raul Rodriguez v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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