Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1995No. 94-60400PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
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Eddie James Johnson, a Texas death row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Johnson was convicted of murdering David Ma-gee, Virginia Cadena, and Elizabeth Galvan. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(6)(A). After finding Johnson guilty, the jury returned affirmative findings to the two Texas special sentencing issues used in death penalty cases, see Tex. Code Crim. PROC. Ann. art. 37.071, and the court imposed a sentence of death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeal affirmed Johnson’s conviction and sentence, and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Brogdon v. City of New RochelleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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