Legal Opinion
Jessel Turner v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1997No. 94-20839PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Jessel Turner, a Texas death row inmate, seeks additional counsel, a stay of execution, and an evidentiary hearing on this, his first petition for federal habeas corpus relief. Finding Turner represented by very competent counsel and that he has received a full and fair hearing in state court, we deny that relief. In addition, because petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a federal right, we deny the requested Certificate of Probable Cause to appeal the district court’s denial of a writ of habeas corpus as well as the successor Certificate of…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Richard William Kutzner v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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