Legal Opinion
Darrell Wayne McAffee v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1985No. 84-2268PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.
Darrell Wayne McAffee appeals from the federal district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal, McAffee asserts that the district court erred when it determined that the withdrawal of certain evidence by the prosecution in McAffee’s state court criminal prosecution did not render the trial so fundamentally unfair as to deny McAffee due process. McAffee also asserts that the district court erred in not finding a due process violation because the state sentencing court explicitly considered McAffee’s criminal record when…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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