Legal Opinion
James Terrell Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1992No. 91-2668PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Proceeding pro se and informa pauper-is James Terrell Smith appeals the denial of his application for a writ of federal habeas corpus in which he seeks relief from his state court aggravated robbery conviction and sentence of confinement for 45 years. For the reasons assigned we affirm.
Background
Smith was charged with the felony offense of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon for the March 22, 1983 holdup of three men in Houston, Texas. For purposes of sentence enhancement the state also charged Smith with previous felony convictions for robbery-by-assault and forgery.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Loper v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Howard Mattheson v. John T. King, Secretary of the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Harold Amos Barnard, Jr. v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Frank R. Millard v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Connie Ray Evans, Cross-Appellee v. Morris Thigpen, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Edmond v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Henry Lee Lucas v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Garrett A. Tansley, A/K/A Jerry Tansley and Douglas Raymond Cox, A/K/A Doug KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. James R. Fisher and John H. CarneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Billy Quinn v. Michael v. Neal, Warden, Danville Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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