David Franklin Clay v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent

846 F.2d 8

David Franklin CLAY, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

James A. LYNAUGH, Director, Texas Department of Corrections,

Respondent- Appellee.

No. 87-1521.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

May 18, 1988.

David W. Coody, Dallas, Tex., Ken J. McLean, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Charles R. Hall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Before RUBIN, KING and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

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On December 17, 1977, a Texas jury convicted David…