Legal Opinion
Bell v. Lynaugh
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided October 12, 1988No. Civ. A. B-88-969-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HALL, District Judge.
This is an action brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Before the Court are Petitioner Walter Bell, Jr.’s Motion for Stay of Execution and Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, and Respondent James Lynaugh’s Answer, Motion to Dismiss for Abuse of Writ, Motion for Summary Judgment and Supporting Brief, and Opposition to Application for Stay of Execution.
Bell was convicted of the murder of Ferd Chisum in March of 1982. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction. Bell v. State, 724 S.W.2d 780 (Tex.Crim.App.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1046, 107 S.Ct. 910,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Franklin v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- May v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Justin Lee May v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990