Legal Opinion
Kenneth Granviel v. James A. Lynaugh, Director Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1989No. 88-1818PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Kenneth Granviel appeals from the federal district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief from his death sentence imposed by a Texas court. We affirm.
I
On February 8, 1975, Kenneth Granviel confessed to the inhuman torture and murder of six women and one of the victim’s two-year-old son. Seven years later in July of 1982, Granviel was indicted for one of these murders, the murder of Natasha McClendon committed in the course of aggravated rape. His trial began in March of 1983, and on May 5, 1983, the jury found Granviel guilty of capital murder. After a separate punishment…
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3Cited by76 opinions
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