Legal Opinion
Pedro Muniz v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1997No. 96-50508PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Pedro Muniz, proceeding in forma pauper-is, appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We vacate the district court’s certificate of probable cause (“CPC”) and remand the entire case to allow the district court to decide whether a certificate of appealability (“COA”), specifying which issues warrant review, should issue.
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In February 1986, Muniz was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the 1977 murder and rape of a college student. See Muniz v. Texas, 851 S.W.2d 238, 242-43, 246 (Tex.Crim.App.1993). After Muniz unsuccessfully…
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3Cited by78 opinions
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- Pedro Cruz Muniz v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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