Legal Opinion
Fuller v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1997No. 96-10027PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Aaron Lee Fuller, sentenced to death for the robbery, murder, and sexual assault of Loretta Stephens, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I
The contemptible facts of this death penalty case need not detain us long. Most of the details are set forth in Fuller v. State, 829 S.W.2d 191 (Tex.Crim.App.1992) (en banc), cert. denied 508 U.S. 941, 113 S.Ct. 2418, 124 L.Ed.2d 640 (1993). Loretta Stephens was beaten to death in her home during a theft, then sexually assaulted and dumped in the tall weeds on the side of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by108 opinions
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