Flores v. Johnson

REVISED May 15, 2000 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 99-40064 MIGUEL ANGEL FLORES, 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 Eastern District of Texas April 20, 2000 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Miguel Angel Flores seeks habeas relief on two grounds.1 First, he urges that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel during the guilt and penalty phases of…