Legal Opinion
Robert Nelson Drew v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1992No. 91-2744PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Robert Nelson Drew appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on several grounds. Finding no error, we affirm the district court’s denial of the writ.
I. BACKGROUND
The recitation of facts is taken in large part from the opinion of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Drew v. State, 743 S.W.2d 207 (Tex.Crim.App.1987).
In February 1983, seventeen-year-old Jeffrey Leon Mays, who was not getting along with his parents, decided to run away from home. He decided to leave his home in Praco, Alabama with his high school friend, Bee Landrum. Both…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Edmond v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Joseph Bennard Nichols v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Manuel Flores, United States of America v. Juan Raul GarzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Andrews v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Tommy Ray Jackson v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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