Hughes v. Johnson

REVISED, October 27, 1999 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 98-40171 BILLY GEORGE HUGHES Petitioner-Appellant versus GARY L. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION Respondent-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court For the Southern District of Texas October 5, 1999 Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Twelve years after the crime, a Texas jury convicted Billy George Hughes of the capital murder of Texas state trooper Mark Frederick and sentenced…