Legal Opinion
Crane v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1999No. 98-40166PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Alvin Wayne Crane, convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a Texas state court, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because we conclude that Crane has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a federal right, we deny him a certificate of probable cause (“CPC”) and vacate the stay of execution.
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Crane was convicted of killing Melvin Drum, the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Ochil-tree County, Texas. On March 28, 1987, Crane was involved in a domestic dispute with his wife, Linda Crane, at his wife’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by74 opinions
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