Legal Opinion

Rogers v. Lynaugh

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1988No. 87-6011PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

The State appeals from a judgment of the district court granting a writ of habeas corpus in this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 case. We affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Petitioner Zackary Rogers was found guilty in Texas state court under section 29.02 of the Texas Penal Code of the second degree felony of robbery committed in 1983. For second degree felony, section 12.33 of the Texas Penal Code specified as punishment any prison term between two and twenty years as well a possible fine up to $10,000. For sentencing purposes, the indictment also charged that Rogers had earlier…

2Cases cited95 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. State v. BigbeeTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
  2. United States v. Ruben Rocha, Thomas Padilla, Hector Garcia-Garcia, Johnny Robert Hinojosa, and Jose Santos GallegosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  3. Joseph Bennard Nichols v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Donald Beardslee v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of the California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  5. Willie Albert Smith v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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