Legal Opinion
Waymon Spriggs, Jr. v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1993No. 92-2342PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Per curiam
Waymon Spriggs, a state prisoner incarcerated in the Texas Department of Corrections, appeals from the district court’s denial of the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
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Waymon Spriggs was indicted for the murder of Allan Ray Pickett. Houston Attorney James Randall Smith was appointed by the state trial court to represent Spriggs. Following consultation with Smith, Spriggs pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of thirty-five years. On his out-of-time direct appeal 1 to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, Spriggs’ conviction and sentence were…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Burger v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- United States v. Joe Clinton SeglerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Edward L. Teague v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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