Legal Opinion
Ott v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1999No. 98-41211PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Texas inmate Gregory Arthur Ott appeals the district court’s denial of his habe-as corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
In 1978, Ott was convicted of murdering a Texas Ranger and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This conviction was affirmed on direct appeal and became final in July 1982. 1 On April 23, 1997, Ott, represented by counsel, filed a state habe-as corpus application, challenging issues relating to the rescission of his parole certificate and the validity of his conviction. 2 On September 17,1997, the Texas…
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- Rhine v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Rashidi v. American President LinesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by174 opinions
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- Willie Stokes v. The District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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