Legal Opinion
James Roy Knox v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Div.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1991No. 90-2693PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner James Roy Knox was convicted of capital murder in the 56th Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas, regarding the robbery of a pharmacy and the murder of its proprietor. After a penalty hearing, the jury answered in the affirmative to the three special issues sub mitted pursuant to Texas law, and the court sentenced Knox to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence. Knox v. State, 744 S.W.2d 53 (Tex.Crim.App.1987). The United States Supreme Court denied certio-rari. Knox v. Texas, 486 U.S. 1061, 108 S.Ct. 2834, 100 L.Ed.2d 934…
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