Legal Opinion
John Lee Cook v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Dept. Of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1987No. 85-1705PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
John Lee Cook appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that the district court should not have dismissed his petition as delayed and that the district court erred in finding that he had waived his objections to a prior conviction. He also asserts that his counsel was ineffective at his state trial. We reverse the judgment of the district court.
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On July 21, 1982, a jury found Cook guilty of the felony of indecency with a child. Cook then pled no contest to a 1964 conviction for the felony of burglary with intent to commit theft, which…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
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