Legal Opinion
Johnny Frank Garrett v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1992No. 92-1013PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, appeals the district court’s order staying the execution of Johnny Frank Garrett. That execution is scheduled for January 7, 1992, between midnight and dawn.
The district court’s order of January 5 outlines in detail the critical steps which have been taken in this case. In summary, Garrett was sentenced to death following a guilty verdict in a capital murder case and after the jury answered affirmatively the special issues submitted under the Texas Code. That sentence was affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 682…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Delo v. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Barnard v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Coe v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Percy Levar Walton v. Gene M. Johnson, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Panetti v. DretkeDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2004
- Panetti v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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