Legal Opinion
Stringer v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1998No. 98-10340PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a state prisoner who, relying on double jeopardy and collateral es-toppel grounds, seeks to enjoin his further prosecution. We have no jurisdiction to grant relief for any violation of state law, and we find that the prisoner’s underlying constitutional claims have no merit. We therefore refuse to grant a certificate of appealability, and we dismiss the appeal.
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In August 1995, Clyde Stringer, on parole from a prior felony conviction, was charged by a Texas grand jury in four separate indictments with two counts of possession of a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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