Legal Opinion
Richard Lara v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1998No. 97-10034PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the Honorable John McBryde, presiding. The district court denied the habeas corpus petition of the Petitioner-Appellant, Richard Lara (“Lara”). Lara timely appealed, and the matter now lies before this circuit.
Background
Richard Lara escaped from the California Youth Authority (“CYA”) in 1991. In March of 1993, at the age of 22, he committed a crime and was arrested in Texas. After this arrest, Lara returned to California to continue serving his sentence. The State of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reed v. FarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Cuyler v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Green v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Kenneth R. Koetting v. R.G. Thompson, Warden, Agent for Dick D. Moore, Director Missouri Dept. Of Corrections and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- United States v. Jeffrey Sale Lualemaga, AKA Jeffrey SaleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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