Legal Opinion
Markham Duff-Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1992No. 91-2204PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Markham Duff-Smith, a Texas prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the rejection of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Finding no error, for the reasons assigned we affirm the district court’s denial of ha-beas relief.
Background 1
On October 15, 1975, Gertrude Zabolio, Duff-Smith’s adopted mother, was murdered in her home. According to the prosecution, Duff-Smith solicited Walter Wal-dhauser to kill her and his stepfather, Dow Zabolio. Waldhauser in turn solicited Paul MacDonald, a bail bondsman, who hired Allen Wayne Janecka. Janecka killed Gertrude Zabolio by…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by65 opinions
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