Legal Opinion
Daniel Lee Corwin v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1998No. 97-20890PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Daniel Lee Corwin, a Texas death row inmate, seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to review the district court’s denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons that follow, we deny Cor-win’s application for a COA.
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A. Facts & Procedural History
Corwin was sentenced to death following his state court conviction for murdering more than one person pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(7)(B) (West 1994). 1 His conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Corwin…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by55 opinions
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