Legal Opinion
Wheat v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 5, 2001No. 00-10433PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Texas prisoner John L. Wheat seeks a certificate of appealability to challenge the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Wheat was convicted of capital murder in violation of Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(8) and sentenced to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. State ha-beas counsel was appointed, but relief was denied by both the trial court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Wheat then filed an application for a writ of habe-as corpus for relief from the…
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3Cited by39 opinions
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